Rectilinear Motion Quotes & Sayings

For the elements have the property of moving back to their place in a straight line, but they have no properties which would cause them to remain where they are, or to move other-wise than in a straight line, These rectilinear motions of these four elements when returning to their original place are are of two kinds, either centrifugal,vziz.>the motion of the air and the fire; or centripedal,viz.> the motion of the earth, and the water; and when the elements have reached their original place, they remain at rest. — Maimonides

I want to explain how exhausted I am. Even in my dreams. How I wake up tired. How I'm being drowned by some kind of black wave. — Elizabeth Wurtzel

The moon gravitates towards the earth and by the force of gravity is continually drawn off from a rectilinear motion and retained in its orbit. — Isaac Newton

Someone needs to drag you kicking and screaming into this century. — Christine Feehan

We live in a society that makes it really easy for these pussies to get by. — Joe Rogan

God is a great humorist. He just has a slow audience to work with. — Garrison Keillor

We might all get killed this afternoon, for all I know. That's the wild for you - it's got its dangers, which is part of the beauty. — Larry McMurtry

One of my major objectives is to build a long-term enterprise, to build shareholder value over time. — N. Robert Hammer