Quotes about Precision

The narrowest hinge in my hand puts to scorn all machinery.

But if Maximus is "a mystic like Dionysius", he is surely "a mystic who is also a metaphysician, an ascetic who has reached, through his familiarity with Aristotelian philosophy, a consistency and precision of thought that one looks for in vain in the works of the Areopagite.

Think about it, Lee - we already know that intelligent minds produce finely tuned devices. Look at the space shuttle. Look at a television set. Look at an internal combustion engine. We see minds producing complex, precision machinery all the time. So the existence of a supermind - or God - as the explanation for the fine - tuning of the universe makes all sense in the world.

It takes a lot of hard work to make something simple.

The difference was in the details.

The gun that scatters too much does not bag the birds.

That is the way I have always worked. I draw a plan and work out every detail on the plan before starting to build. For otherwise one will waste a great deal of time in makeshifts as the work goes on and the finished article will not have coherence. It

Always try to use the language so as to make quite clear what you mean and make sure your sentence couldn't mean anything else.

A professional notices any small change to their racket, whether it's something a bit different to the grip, the strings or the frame.

Some writers have excellent "control"; they know exactly what they want to convey, and they convey it precisely and accurately

Whatever you Do — Do it Well — to the Finish.

The return from the walk, and the arrival of tea, should be exactly coincident, and not later than a quarter past four.