Precise Quotes

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So what is government?... Very simply, it is an agency of coercion. Of course, there are other agencies of coercion - such as the Mafia.… — Harry Browne
Correct observation followed by meticulous deduction and the precise visualization of goals is vital to the success of any enterprise. — Terry Pratchett
Mathematics is entirely free in its development, and its concepts are only linked by the necessity of being consistent, and are co-ordinated with concepts introduced… — Georg Cantor
We often say that the earth is a sphere, but to be precise, the term sphere refers only to the surface. The correct mathematical term… — Leonard Susskind
Physiology is the basis of all medical improvement and in precise proportion as our survey of it becomes more accurate and extended, it is rendered… — John Gorrie
Philosophy arises from an unusually obstinate attempt to arrive at real knowledge. What passes for knowledge in ordinary life suffers from three defects: it is… — Bertrand Russell
Don't let anyone tell you that standardized tests are not accurate measures. The truth of the matter is they offer a remarkably precise method for… — Alfie Kohn
Standards of beauty describe in precise terms the relationship that an individual will have to her own body. They prescribe her mobility, spontaneity, posture, gait,… — Andrea Dworkin
It's important to be precise about words, because of the thought value of them-they frame and shape so much of the way we understand things. — Michael Nesmith
The current fashion in belligerent atheism usually involves flinging condemnation around with a kind of gallant extravagance, more or less in the direction of all… — David Bentley Hart
Clarity precedes mastery. Craft clear and precise plans/goals/deliverables. And then block out all else. — Robin Sharma
The medieval doctors of divinity who did not pretend to settle how many angels could dance on the point of a needle cut a very… — George Bernard Shaw
When a baby first looks at you...when it laughs that deep, unselfconscious gurgle; or when it cries and you pick it up and it clings… — Marilyn French
The precise location of heaven on earth has never been established but it may very well be right here — Herb Caen
In the eyes of the unrighteous it appeared that God did not intervene and that His Son died, but for believers it was at that… — Pope Benedict XVI
When the words are fuzzy, the programmers reflexively retreat to the most precise method of articulation available: source code. Although there is nothing more precise… — Amari Cooper
Art is a private thing, the artist makes it for himself; a comprehensible work is the product of a journalist. We need works that are… — Kenneth Tynan
I consider lace to be one of the prettiest imitations ever made of the fantasy of nature; lace always evokes for me those incomparable designs… — Coco Chanel
Journalism is not a precise science, it's a crude art — Dan Rather
In his scintillating new novel, Matt Bondurant explores a crucial period in the history of Virginia and of his family. His gorgeous, precise prose brings… — Margot Livesey

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