Precise Quotes

390 quotes by 349 authors

Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because theyâ€™re lazy, and I think editors ought to insist on more precise identification even if they remain… — Ben Bradlee
The most precise work is generally done by hand, with hand tools. Some people rely on machines for their precision, and my way of working… — Martin Puryear
Mathematics is pure language - the language of science. It is unique among languages in its ability to provide precise expression for every thought or… — Alfred Adler
[On Chinese Internet,] freedom is a targeted and precise window. — Michael Anti
I liked Truman very much. He was precise and businesslike. After a while, it was his turn. — Lord Mountbatten
In language that is searing and lyrical, evocative and precise, this exceptional book thinks with the zombies, specters, felons, slaves, dogs, cadavers, and other entities… — Donna J. Haraway
When a company owns one precise thought in the consumer's mind, it sets the context for everything and there should be no distinction between brand,… — Maurice Saatchi
It's not that music is too imprecise for words, but too precise.... — Felix Mendelssohn
According to String Theory, what appears to be empty space is actually a tumultuous ocean of strings vibrating at the precise frequencies that create the… — Roy H. Williams
Far better than a precise plan is a clear sense of direction and compelling beliefs. And that lies within you. The question is, how do… — Dee Hock
Precise language is not the problem. Clear language is the problem. — Richard P. Feynman
It's [programming] the only job I can think of where I get to be both an engineer and an artist. There's an incredible, rigorous, technical… — Andy Hertzfeld
The discipline of programming is most like sorcery. Both use precise language to instruct inanimate objects to do our bidding. Small mistakes in programs or… — Richard E. Pattis
The word 'vegetable' has no precise botanical meaning in reference to food plants, and we find that almost all parts of plants have been employed… — Charles Heiser
When I first heard music, I thought it should be very clean, very precise. Something that people could understand, something that was beautiful. — Charlie Parker
I was the first woman to paint cleanly, and that was the basis of my success. From a hundred pictures, mine will always stand out.… — Tamara de Lempicka
I don't know that there were any rules for documentary photography. As a matter of fact, I don't think the term was even very precise.… — Jack Delano
The precise moment at which a great belief is doomed is easily recognizable; it is the moment when its value begins to be called into… — Gustave Le Bon
That's what this thing called Christian life is all about, isn't it. Going . . . yet not knowing. As followers of our Lord we… — Charles R. Swindoll
It is hard to think of anything which more tragically and clearly exemplifies the phenomenon of good political intentions achieving the precise opposite of their… — A. N. Wilson

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