Precise Quotes

390 quotes by 349 authors

Precise knowledge is the only true knowledge, and he who does not teach exactly, does not teach at all. — Henry Ward Beecher
To make of human affairs a coherent, precise, predictable whole one must ignore or suppress man as he really is. It is by eliminating man… — Eric Hoffer
I have committed many sins in my life. This precise sin-the sin against poets-is without absolution. — E L Doctorow
A kiss, when all is said, what is it? An oath that's given closer than before; A promise more precise; the sealing of Confessions that… — Edmond Rostand
Sometimes I know the meaning of a word but am tired of it and feel the need for an unfamiliar, especially precise or poetic term,… — William Safire
Mass communication communicates massively: its language lacks precise articulation and avoids demanding terms; it argues for the kind of behavior in life which will make… — Frederic Raphael
The vitamin has been reified. A chemical intangible originally defined as a unit of nutritive value, it was long ago reified into a pill. Now… — Florence King
Under adversity, under oppression, the words begin to fail, the easy words begin to fail. In order to convey things accurately, the human being is… — Rita Dove
Getting [cruise missiles] more accurate so that we can have precise precision. — Dan Quayle
After all, what is a kiss? A vow made at closer range, a more precise promise, a confession that contains its own proof, a seal… — Edmond Rostand
Value denotes a relation reciprocally existing between two objects, and the precise relation which it denotes is the quantity of the one which can be… — Nassau William Senior
Modern dynamical systems theory has a relatively short history. It begins with Poincare (of course)... [to whom] a global understanding of the gross behavior of… — Robert L. Devaney
The worst labyrinth is not that intricate form that can entrap us forever, but a single and precise straight line — Jorge Luis Borges
With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom. At that precise moment, several countries were still colonised or had… — Ahmed Ben Bella
Shakespeare very rarely makes the least attempt to surprise by his catastrophes. They are felt to be inevitable, though the precise way in which they… — Andrew Coyle Bradley
There's a long list of technologies that have now made it possible to carry out very precise search efforts in the deep sea. — Robert Ballard
Polanski was very precise. I think he still is. — Catherine Deneuve
Losing yourself in the character opens you up in a way that no amount of precise preparation can. — Ana Gasteyer
Green consumerism generally, and 'healthy' products and lifestyles in particular, contain quite precise notions about how an individual should consider his or her well-being. Not… — Peter Dickens
He was ever precise in promise-keeping. — William Shakespeare

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