Slowness Of Movement Quotes & Sayings

The MRI has a repertoire of noises that resemble, in no particular order: a game-show buzzer for a wrong answer, urgent knocking, a modem from 1992, a grizzly-bear growl, and a man with a raspy voice shouting what sounds like "mother cooler! — A. J. Jacobs

Never yet has such furious movement brought in its train such slowness in the passage of time. Everything is spinning, only time stands still. The rotation goes on forever. And when the wheel finally stops spinning, the riders in their relief forget that they have paid money to enjoy themselves, and only had the fright of their lives. They feel glad to have gotten out alive. — Joseph Roth

The more we learn about life, the less plausible is any evolutionary theory that relies on blind, undirected, piece-by-piece change. — Nancy Pearcey

Rebellion to tyranny is obedience to God. — Thomas Jefferson

After Gell-Man was done, Amos said, "You know, Murray, there is no one in the world who is as smart as you think you are. — Michael Lewis

I think the people who probably have it the best are the people on cable like on 'Entourage', 'the Sopranos', etc. who have 13 episodes per season and breaks to do films and theatre. I think that's the most ideal life. — T. J. Thyne

You know that wherever you go, not everyone will speak your language. But go and experience the local culture and try to pick up as much as you can. I certainly think going forward - away from football because football is just a small part of your life - you will grow as a person. — Steve McManaman

We both laugh and run and the moment is so thick around me that i feel like dropping into it to let it carry me. — Markus Zusak

My first book, 'In Praise of Slowness,' examines how the world got stuck in fast-forward and chronicles a global trend towards putting on the brakes. That trend is called the Slow movement. 'Slow' in this context does not mean doing everything at a snail's pace. It means doing everything at the right speed. — Carl Honore

I grabbed it and squeezed it back into place. It gave a little crunch and popped right in. — Jay Wells

6. Slowness of movement is the key to awareness, and awareness is the key to learning. As — Norman Doidge

A bead of sweat began to form on Crowley's forehead, and trickled down into one eye. He flicked it away. Then, with care — Terry Pratchett

In almost thirty years of walking around on the grass of the world, she couldn't recall having spent two minutes alone with a butterfly. — Barbara Kingsolver

China, the nation which suppressed every citizen in the country who has a different opinion to the government while the rulers sneak "peacefully" into every market in wider world of Diverse cultures. — Nilantha Ilangamuwa

We should measure affection, not like youngsters by the ardor of its passion, but by its strength and constancy. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

'In Praise of Slowness' chronicles the global trend towards deceleration that has come to be known as the Slow Movement. Don't worry, though: it is not a Luddite rant. I love speed. Going fast can be fun, liberating and productive. The problem is that our hunger for speed, for cramming more and more into less and less time, has gone too far. — Carl Honore

September 11, 1974 - Mets and Cardinals play 25 innings in the longest night game in history — Josh Leventhal

Religion, in its most general view, is such a Sense of God in the soul, and such a conviction of our obligations to him, and of our dependence upon him, as shall engage us to make it our great care to conduct ourselves in a manner which we have reason to believe will be pleasing to him. — Philip Doddridge