Standstill Quotes

47 quotes by 46 authors

While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four… — John Adams
The modern world is a crowd of very rapid racing cars all brought to a standstill and stuck in a block of traffic. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
When he utilizes combined energy, his fighting men become as it were like unto rolling logs or stones. For it is the nature of a… — Sun Tzu
Each one of us has some goal we want to reach, and we must work toward that goal one step at a time. You canâ€™t… — Sid Luckman
Listen, global warming is a real problem, but it's not the end of the world. A 30-centimetre sea level rise is just not going to… — Bjorn Lomborg
The best defence of the country is the fear of the fighter. If we are strong in fighters we should probably never be attacked in… — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding
We must do jobs we detest because we are part of an organized society, and if everyone did what they wanted to do, the world… — Paulo Coelho
To face tomorrow with the thought of using the methods of yesterday is to envision life at a standstill. To keep ahead, each one of… — James F. Bell, III
The fact that a cloud from a minor volcanic eruption in Icelandâ€”a small disturbance in the complex mechanism of life on the Earthâ€”can bring to… — Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek
Every journey is played out between standstill and flight. — Claudio Magris
Every optimist moves along with progress and hastens it, while every pessimist would keep the worlds at a standstill. The consequence of pessimism in the… — Helen Keller
Whenever calamity howlers shake their heads and impress upon you that this, that, and the next dire catastrophe is to befall this nation or the… — B. C. Forbes
Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Without books, the development… — Barbara Tuchman
If people had understood how patents would be granted when most of today's ideas were invented, and had taken out patents, the industry would be… — Bill Gates
The position of First Lady has no rules, just precedent, so its evolution has been at a virtual standstill for years. If Martha Washington didn't… — Paula Poundstone
If you say, 'You've made it,' then you kind of come to a standstill, and I don't think any actor wants to do that. — Jenna Ushkowitz
It is said that life is too short, and thatâ€™s quite true, unless you are lonely. Loneliness can bring time to its knees; an absolute… — Jonathan Hull
Shipping first time code is like going into debt. A little debt speeds development so long as it is paid back promptly with a rewrite.… — Ward Cunningham
At present there are such goings-on that everything is at a standstill. — Boyle Roche
Never try to leap from a standstill. — Mason Cooley

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