Friction Quotes

126 quotes by 114 authors

Military operations cannot be tidy or free of friction - particularly in a coalition whose contributing nations see the campaign through national prisms. — Mike Jackson
Generally, all my life, I have had strong friction with life - I was a problematic soldier, I was kicked out of the army, I… — Etgar Keret
An inability to communicate has little to do with international friction-as is seen in the special ferocity of wars fought between people who speak the… — Peter Farb
But as no two (theoreticians) agree on this (skin friction) or any other subject, some not agreeing today with what they wrote a year ago,… — Hiram Maxim
Then, there's the modern mother-in-law. In her mid 40s, she is the compact car of her breed: efficient, trim, attractive and in harmony with her… — Abigail Van Buren
In the frameworks of a peace agreement, a government under my leadership would agree to make real territorial concessions but will not compromise our security… — Benjamin Netanyahu
Friction makes sparks and sparks start creative conflagrations. — Leo Burnett
The achievement of Tahrir Square wasnâ€™t just its grand political movement but the tiny personal battles fought and won against the frictions wearing down Egyptian… — Shereen El Feki
Education should try to lessen the obstacles, diminish the friction, invigorate the energy, and should train minds to react, not at haphazard, but by choice,… — Henry Adams
Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress. — George Eliot
I destroyed a lot of guitars trying to get them to do what I wanted, but I learned something from every guitar I tore apart,… — Eddie Van Halen
Most of the women placed in the fire department here in New York never passed the physical test. And a fat guy or a short… — Denis Leary
One might call habit a moral friction: something that prevents the mind from gliding over things but connects it with them and makes it hard… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
The keystone of successful business is cooperation. Friction retards progress. — James Cash Penney
Free societies are societies in motion, and with motion comes friction. — Salman Rushdie
I'm definitely a fan of juxtaposition. Using the most beautiful line to say the most horrific thing - I think one of the main things… — Rufus Wainwright
Precision, speed, unambiguity, knowledge of files, continuity, discretion, unity, strict subordination, reduction of friction and of material and personal costs - these are raised to… — Max Weber
The world is wide, and I will not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum. — Frances E. Willard
Free societies...are societies in motion, and with motion comes tension, dissent, friction. Free people strike sparks, and those sparks are the best evidence of freedom's… — Salman Rushdie
She worked her toes into the sand, feeling the tiny delicious pain of the friction of tiny chips of silicon against the tender flesh between… — Orson Scott Card

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