Precision Quotes

194 quotes by 179 authors

Poetry can communicate the actual quality of experience with a subtlety and precision unapproachable by any other means. — F. R. Leavis
To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as of a precise… — Henri Cartier-Bresson
What makes iPhone 5 so unique is how it feels in your hand. The materialsâ€¦ the remarkable precision. Never before have we built a product… — Phil Schiller
The single most important lesson of effective communication is this: Focus on clarity. Concentrate on precisions. Donâ€™t worry about constructing beautiful sentences. Beauty comes from… — David Gerrold
Both pure and applied science have gradually pushed further and further the requirements for accuracy and precision. However, applied science, particularly in the mass production… — Walter A. Shewhart
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
Numerical precision is the very soul of science. — D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
To look at the work of your peers, and learn how to explain with kindness and precision, the nature of their mistakes is, in fact,… — Steve Almond
With calm, knowledgeable precision, Daniel Ziblatt wades into the adjacent swamps of federalism and nineteenth-century European history, emerging with hands full of gems. Beneath the… — Charles Tilly
No one attacks loose-thinking and folly with half the precision and zest of Thomas Szasz. — John Leo
Everything changed in Bosnia, when General Wesley Clark proved that you could fight a war with high- level precision air strikes and a bare minimum… — Joe Bob Briggs
A scientist with a poet's command of language, Cristina Eisenberg writes with precision and passion . . . takes her reader on a breathtaking, sometimes… — Elizabeth Cunningham
Hockey is an art. It requires speed, precision, and strength like other sports, but it also demands an extraordinary intelligence to develop a logical sequence… — Jacques Plante
All I had to do was go out and perform. One of the hardest things was doing those back flips, where you had to jump… — Owen Hart
Both art and science are bent on the understanding of the forces that shape existence, and both call for a dedication to what is. Neither… — Rudolf Arnheim
A recurring ideal, I find, is that of simplicity. At times there comes the desire to write with great precision and clarity, words so simple… — R. S. Thomas
Imagination is as vital to any advance in science as learning and precision are essential for starting points. — Percival Lowell
Imagination is as vital to any advance in science as learning and precision are essential for starting points. Let me warn you to beware of… — Percival Lowell
Language is a tool adequate to provide any degree of precision relevant to a particular situation. — Kenneth Lee Pike
Kicked wide of the goal with such precision — Des Lynam

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