#friction

The keystone of successful business is cooperation. Friction retards progress. ↗

— James Cash Penney

#cooperation #friction #keystone #progress #retards

They're keeping friction going between people from the East and the West. One thing we all got in common is your color, which is Black and Latino, which is our family. ↗

— Afrika Bambaataa

#black #color #common #east #family

When I was little, I had this science book. There was a section on 'What would happen to the world if there was no friction?' Answer: 'Everything on earth would fly into space from the centrifugal force of revolution.' That was my mood. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#friction #mood #science #science

So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence. ↗

— John Abizaid

#additional #create #environment #friction #political

I destroyed a lot of guitars trying to get them to do what I wanted, but I learned something from every guitar I tore apart, and discovered even more things. Things like if the string is not straight from the bridge saddle to the nut, you're going to have friction. ↗

— Eddie Van Halen

#bridge #destroyed #discovered #even #every

I do remember the whole thing as being very argumentative, hot blooded... a permanent state of friction between Jon and Chris, Chris and me, me and Jon. ↗

— Bill Bruford

#between #blooded #chris #friction #hot

With a contained environment, there is the promise of friction. And that is where the drama comes from. ↗

— Bruce Greenwood

#contained #drama #environment #friction #promise

At this camp I had the unique experience of showing all these seasoned Westerners that it was possible to make a fire by the friction of two sticks. This has long been a specialty of mine; I use a thong and a bow as the simplest way. ↗

— Ernest Thompson Seton

#bow #camp #experience #fire #friction

Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress. ↗

— George Eliot

#generate #heat #instead #like #likely