Quotes about Inertia

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Human inertia induces us to believe that our lives will never change unless we relocate. — Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls
We know how ninety-nine percent of the universe works," he told Carter shortly after they met, "and that's the clockwork — Glen David Gold
Triviality is evil - triviality, that is, in the form of consciousness and mind that adapts itself to the world as it is — Theodor W. Adorno, Metaphysics: Concept and Problems
The principle of vis inertiae (...) seems to be identical in physics and metaphysics. It is not more true in the former, — Edgar Allan Poe, The Purloined Letter
He saw something more in those eyes. The emotion wasn't nakedly apparent, but Mr. Cawley was a professional at reading t — Jeff Hobbs, The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
Nothing happens until something moves. — Albert Einstein
Alarm clocks are the bane of humanity. Sleep inertia, the decline in motor dexterity, subjective feeling of grogginess, — Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls
She could not picture it. Herself riding on the subway or streetcar, caring for new horses, talking to new people, livin — Alice Munro, Runaway
But something held him, as the fatalist can always be held: by curiosity, pessimism, by sheer inertia. — William Faulkner, Light in August
There is always an inertia to be overcome in striking out a new line of conduct – not more in ourselves, it seems, than — Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd
Doing nothing requires effort. Over time, that effort is greater than the effort necessary to improve, or move somewhere — Max McKeown, Adaptability: The Art of Winning in an Age of Uncertainty
I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, everyday, unt — Og Mandino