Whenever the work is itself light, it becomes necessary, in order to economize time, to increase the velocity. Charles Babbage economizeincreaselight Change image and share on social
Politicians have such large egos that it usually takes them an inordinately long time to grasp when they've become a pathetic joke. Timothy Noah egograsphave Change image and share on social
I've never thought about any kind of prejudice about women in country music because I never felt like it affected me. I was fortunate enough to come about in a time when I didn't feel that kind of energy at all, and it was always my theory that if you want to play in the same ballgame as the boys, you've got to work as hard as them. Taylor Swift affectballgameboy share on social
Don't waste time trying to break a man's heart; be satisfied if you can just manage to chip it in a brand new place. Helen Rowland brandbreakchip Change image and share on social
I started writing songs when I was real young, when I was 3 years old. The piano spoke to me - I don't remember when I wasn't playing piano. My second grade talent show was the first time I performed my own thing. I dressed up as Dracula and played a song called 'Monster Rock' that I wrote. And I won. Ian Axel calldraculadress share on social
By giving the public a rich and full melody, distinctly arranged and well played, all the time creating new tone colors and patterns, I feel we have a better chance of being successful. I want a kick to my band, but I don't want the rhythm to hog the spotlight. Glenn Miller arrangebandchance share on social
The Lord compensates the faithful for every loss. That which is taken away from those who love the Lord will be added unto them in his own way. While it may not come at the time we desire, the faithful will know that every tear today will eventually be returned a hundredfold with tears of rejoicing and gratitude. Joseph B. Wirthlin addcompensatedesire share on social
Bunting is usually a waste of time. The - generally, yeah, I mean, if you think about it, bunt is the only play in baseball that both sides applaud. The - if the home team bunts, you get a base. The home team applauds because they get an out, and the other team applauds because they get a base. So what does that tell you? Bill James applaudbasebaseball share on social
How thoroughly it is ingrained in mathematical science that every real advance goes hand in hand with the invention of sharper tools and simpler methods which, at the same time, assist in understanding earlier theories and in casting aside some more complicated developments. David Hilbert advanceassistcast share on social
But I have the satisfaction, at the same time, to reflect that the impression to be made depends upon the consistency of the charge and the motives of the prosecutors. Robert Walpole chargeconsistencydepend Change image and share on social