The Cube is an imitation of life itself - or even an improvement on life.
~By Erno Rubik ~
This will result in wells that will make a substantial improvement in the recovery factor just because they are absolutely in the proper place within the reservoir for the purposes of drainage.
~By Andrew Gould ~
A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
~By Thomas Jefferson ~
From reading over the notes for each session it was apparent that there had been improvement by more or less regular steps from almost complete terror at sight of the rabbit to a completely positive response with no signs of disturbance.
~By Mary C. Jones ~
At the present moment the people of England are only three-quarters fed, and the result of this improvement in the export of our manufactures would be, that they would be entirely fed.
~By Joseph Hume ~
Become addicted to constant and never-ending self-improvement.
~By Anthony J. D'Angelo ~
Every improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible.
~By Frank Moore Colby ~
And I think that's righteous, I think that's what parents want to know. They want to know what's going right in the school, and what needs improvement, and that's what this law does.
~By Margaret Spellings ~
Because of recent improvements in the accuracy of theoretical predictions based on large scale ab initio quantum mechanical calculations, meaningful comparisons between theoretical and experimental findings have become possible.
~By Yuan T. Lee ~
I am opposed to the laying down of rules or conditions to be observed in the construction of bridges lest the progress of improvement tomorrow might be embarrassed or shackled by recording or registering as law the prejudices or errors of today.
~By Isambard K. Brunel ~
I have to be careful not to be too proud in life, because there is always room for improvement.
~By Sylvia Kristel ~
I have a tremendous desire to learn, and to grow, and to develop whatever I have that will make for any kind of improvement in me.
~By Lawrence Welk ~
Most of these alternative arrangements, so-called, arise out of the ruins of marriages, not as an improvement of old fashioned marriage.
~By Christopher Lasch ~
After I've sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvement sand again, this revision phase can take anywhere from a few hours to a few months.
~By Margaret Haddix ~
The Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act expires at the end of this year. Thus, we must act quickly to ensure our constituents continue to receive the services they enjoy.
~By Eliot Engel ~
In the unrest of the masses I augur great good. It is by their realizing that their condition of life is not what it ought to be that vast improvements may be accomplished.
~By Leland Stanford ~
Strive for continuous improvement, instead of perfection.
~By Kim Collins ~
We're the largest home improvement company today, and we did $30 billion last year, or less than 10 percent of the total amount of building materials sold in the U.S. So when people ask, how much runway left does Home Depot have, it's an awful lot.
~By Arthur Blank ~
For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement.
~By Pierre de Coubertin ~
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.
~By Tom Peters ~
Relentless improvement of the product and upgrading of consumer tastes are the heart of mass merchandising.
~By Christopher Lasch ~
God seeth different abilities and frailties of men, which may move His goodness to be merciful to their different improvements in virtue.
~By William Law ~
Americans cannot realize how many chances for mental improvement they lose by their inveterate habit of keeping six conversations when there are twelve in the room.
~By Ernest Dimnet ~
Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.
~By Benjamin Franklin ~
So, I think the output of our innovation is great. We have a culture of self-improvement. I know we can continue to improve. There is no issue. But at the same time, our absolute level of output is fantastic.
~By Steve Ballmer ~
I feel not unlike a small boy, waking from a bad dream to find reality not much of an improvement.
~By John Byrne ~
Spend some time this weekend on home improvement; improve your attitude toward your family.
~By Bo Bennett ~
To me, error analysis is the sweet spot for improvement.
~By Donald Norman ~
I was glad to hear of that determination as I detest the practice of cousins marrying or any marriage between persons in which there can be traced the most distant relationship. I go for the improvement instead of the deterioration of our race.
~By Ezra Cornell ~
In recent times, European nations, with the use of gunpowder and other technical improvements in warfare, controlled practically the whole world. One, the British Empire, brought under one government a quarter of the earth and its inhabitants.
~By John Boyd Orr ~
Until the last great war, a general expectation of material improvement was an idea peculiar to Western man. Now war and its aftermath have made economic and social progress a political imperative in every quarter of the globe.
~By Lester B. Pearson ~
Excellent firms don't believe in excellence - only in constant improvement and constant change.
~By Tom Peters ~
The accumulation of personal wealth and the extension of commercial transactions have developed a great and lamentable increase in certain classes of crimes, while the improvements in transport have largely facilitated the escape of fugitive criminals.
~By Edward Blake ~
What's really frustrating with movies is the lack of improvement.
~By William Hurt ~
The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings depends, more than anything else, the improvement of mankind.
~By Benjamin Disraeli ~
The problem with self-improvement is knowing when to quit.
~By David Lee Roth ~
One of the most important improvements in the No Child Left Behind Act for migrant students was the requirement for electronic transfer of migrant student records.
~By Ruben Hinojosa ~
There is a lot of room for improvement in Social Security. We owe our children the most financially sound system possible. They will have paid into it their entire working lives. They deserve to be protected by it. for our children and grandchildren.
~By Mitch McConnell ~
We need improvement in the style of performance. There is no more advantage in a musician who plays and conducts than in one who is only a beater of rhythm.
~By Franz Liszt ~
Umpires, like players, are expected to show constant improvement each season and at each level. Inconsistent plate work and the inability to handle situations are probably the two biggest problems that minor league umpires face.
~By Jim Evans ~
As long as my sixth graders showed an average improvement of five years, the principal and district pretty much left me alone to create my own curriculum and teach whatever I wanted.
~By Dan Simmons ~
Ancient Rome was as confident of the immutability of its world and the continual expansion and improvement of the human lot as we are today.
~By Arthur Erickson ~
Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at moral improvement. By moving upward we acquire faith in an upward movement, without limit.
~By Felix Adler ~
A wise and frugal Government, which shall retrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.
~By Thomas Jefferson ~
Temporarily in 1934 I became a department head in the German Labor Front and dealt with the improvement of labor conditions in German factories. Then I was in charge of public works on the staff of Hess. I gave up both these activities in 1941.
~By Albert Speer ~
Human improvement is from within outward.
~By James Anthony Froude ~
Again, Be careful to make a good improvement of precious time.
~By David Brainerd ~
There's always room for improvement. We have a nucleus that's pretty good. You want players that will help.
~By Jason Kidd ~
If you start using a medication in a person with autism, you should see an obvious improvement in behavior in a short period of time. If you do not see an obvious improvement, they probably should not be taking the stuff. It is that simple.
~By Temple Grandin ~
Anarchists are socialists because they want the improvement of society, and they are communists because they are convinced that such a transformation of society can only result from the establishment of a commonwealth of property.
~By Johann Most ~
The little religion that I have clung to-that what matters most is the continuity of life, and its improvement from one generation to another.
~By David O. Selznick ~
Changes in the traditional way of building are only permitted if they are an improvement. Otherwise stay with what is traditional, for truth, even if it be hundreds of years old has a stronger inner bond with us than the lie that walks by our side.
~By Adolf Loos ~
By adopting the other trade, we place ourselves by the side of those whose measures tend not only to the improvement of their own subjects, but to the emancipation of the slave everywhere.
~By Henry Charles Carey ~
The confounding Political Economy with the Sciences and Arts to which it is subservient, has been one of the principal obstacles to its improvement.
~By Nassau William Senior ~
Improvement begins with I.
~By Arnold H. Glasow ~
The people of South and Central Texas and the Coastal Bend need jobs, they need health care, they need water infrastructure improvements, they need a quality education, and they need the resources to keep our borders safe and secure.
~By Ruben Hinojosa ~
We have so much room for improvement. Every aspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory... of how we are taking responsibility.
~By Nancy Pelosi ~
Basically, radio hasn't changed over the years. Despite all the technical improvements, it still boils down to a man or a woman and a microphone, playing music, sharing stories, talking about issues - communicating with an audience.
~By Casey Kasum ~
There are significant human rights abuses in China. In some areas, the situation is worse today than in the past. In other areas, there have been improvements. We will recognize the latter, and be critical of the former.
~By Max Baucus ~
I see little alteration at Lyons since I formerly passed through it. Its manufactories are, nevertheless, flourishing, though less improvement than could be expected is visible in the external aspect of the place.
~By Marguerite Gardiner ~
To its great credit, Wimbledon has been a leader in bringing about change and improvement in the sport.
~By Fred Perry ~
The thing is, continuity of strategic direction and continuous improvement in how you do things are absolutely consistent with each other. In fact, they're mutually reinforcing.
~By Michael Porter ~
The progress of society is mainly the improvement in the condition of the workingmen of the world.
~By Rutherford B. Hayes ~
I was myself brought up with my brother, whose name was Matthias, for he was my own brother, by both father and mother; and I made mighty proficiency in the improvements of my learning, and appeared to have both a great memory and understanding.
~By Flavius Josephus ~
We pass bills authorizing improvements and grants. But when it comes time to pay for these programs, we'd rather put the country's money toward tax breaks for the wealthy than for police officers who are protecting our communities.
~By David E. Price ~
He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste life.
~By Henri Frederic Amiel ~
Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the trail, but when I look at the subsequent developments I feel the credit is due to others rather than to myself.
~By Alexander Graham Bell ~
I have noticed a marked improvement in FEMA and with the coordination of FEMA and the State agencies.
~By Ginny B. Waite ~
And I think that we in America need to understand that many schools need improvement, and particularly with respect to how they're serving minority children.
~By Margaret Spellings ~
However novel it may appear, I shall venture the assertion, that, until women assume the place in society which good sense and good feeling alike assign to them, human improvement must advance but feebly.
~By Frances Wright ~
Exercise is the chief source of improvement in our faculties.
~By Hugh Blair ~
A state that suppresses all freedom of speech, and which by imposing the most terrible punishments, treats each and every attempt at criticism, however morally justified, and every suggestion for improvement as plotting to high treason, is a state that breaks an unwritten law.
~By Kurt Huber ~
Whenever I am among my fellow Governors, I am struck by how many face the same education improvement issues.
~By Ernie Fletcher ~
For me, there is a lot of room for improvement and there are a lot of things I would like to be better at.
~By Geddy Lee ~
We feel the value is in the land, not the improvements.
~By Mike Simpson ~
Profits might also increase, because improvements might take place in agriculture, or in the implements of husbandry, which would augment the produce with the same cost of production.
~By David Ricardo ~
It is difficult for me to believe that quantum mechanics, working very well for currently practical set-ups, will nevertheless fail badly with improvements in counter efficiency.
~By John S. Bell ~
Practice without improvement is meaningless.
~By Chuck Knox ~
Every true, eternal problem is an equally true, eternal fault; every answer an atonement, every realisation an improvement.
~By Otto Weininger ~
All this improvement is great, but all that does is get us in the game to play for improvements that we need in the future, so that we can be aggressive in the marketplace.
~By Rick Wagoner ~
Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement.
~By Winston Churchill ~
No matter how old a mother is she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement.
~By Florida Scott-Maxwell ~
The application of a strong magnetic field enables the measurement of the energy of the most penetrating particles to be carried out, and the method may be capable of still further extension and improvement.
~By Victor Francis Hess ~
And, of course, method is very important as is a high-quality specialist (trainer) working with you to keep you going in the right direction for your improvement and to help create results.
~By Sergei Bubka ~
I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country's economic growth, environmental protection, improvements in our educational system.
~By Al Gore ~
Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.
~By William Pollard ~
Despite all the technical improvements, it still boils down to a man or a woman and a microphone, playing music, sharing stories, talking about issues - communicating with an audience.
~By Casey Kasem ~
Ideas improve. The meaning of words participates in the improvement. Plagiarism is necessary. Progress implies it. It embraces an author's phrase, makes use of his expressions, erases a false idea, and replaces it with the right idea.
~By Guy Debord ~
There has been no appreciable improvement in our country's ability to produce the kind of talent we need in this space. There have been some small initiatives around the country that have been noteworthy.
~By John W. Thompson ~
Political chaos is connected with the decay of language... one can probably bring about some improvement by starting at the verbal end.
~By George Orwell ~
The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge; secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others.
~By John Locke ~
So China will be having to make some choices as to whose side it wants to be on. Hopefully, this will be the beginning of a major improvement in our relationship with them, if they choose correctly.
~By Fred Thompson ~
The pursuit of perfection often impedes improvement.
~By George Will ~
Politics isn't about big money or power games; it's about the improvement of people's lives.
~By Paul Wellstone ~
In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires.
~By Benjamin Franklin ~
The crusades made great improvement in the condition of the serfs.
~By John Lothrop Motley ~
I remember very clearly at the first budget review having a pretty direct conversation with the head of manufacturing... We began to get huge improvements in productivity and responsiveness. I got a chance to see that firsthand.
~By Rick Wagoner ~
Resolutions are popular because everyone feels they could use a little improvement.
~By Marilu Henner ~
Modern medical advances have helped millions of people live longer, healthier lives. We owe these improvements to decades of investment in medical research.
~By Ike Skelton ~
We assume that everything's becoming more efficient, and in an immediate sense that's true; our lives are better in many ways. But that improvement has been gained through a massively inefficient use of natural resources.
~By Paul Hawken ~
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