#weigh

The height of the pulleys from the ground was twelve yards, and consequently, when the weights had descended through that distance, they had to be wound up again in order to renew the motion of the paddle. ↗

— James Prescott Joule

#consequently #descended #distance #ground #had

There is all this controversy that women and girls are too skinny or too overweight. I say to just do martial arts and everything will be okay. You will tone up your body and find a confidence you can't find just sitting around watching TV and hanging out with friends. ↗

— Milla Jovovich

#arts #body #confidence #controversy #everything

I've always overworked in the weight room. I love working with weights. I knew they'd give me the strength I needed. ↗

— Florence Griffith Joyner

#give #give me #i #i love #knew

Let me remind you of the old maxim: people under suspicion are better moving than at rest, since at rest they may be sitting in the balance without knowing it, being weighed together with their sins. ↗

— Franz Kafka

#being #better #knowing #maxim #may

Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means. But seek the testimony of few; and number not voices, but weigh them. ↗

— Immanuel Kant

#few #got #honest #lawful #means

I always say you shouldn't weigh yourself. I don't even have a set of scales in my house. ↗

— Kim Kardashian

#even #house #i #i always #say

From sixth grade on I was a real Pillsbury doughboy. Overweight, long hair, thick glasses. ↗

— David Keith

#grade #hair #i #long #long hair

An actor should always let humility outweigh ambition. ↗

— Anna Kendrick

#always #ambition #humility #outweigh #should

Nothing was a more powerful compass of my mood or a better indication of my self-worth than the number on the scale. ↗

— Betsy Lerner

#weight #food

Organic foods are richer in nutrients. This means they improve satiety and naturally help regulate body weight…Plants produce antioxidants to protect themselves from pests like insects and to withstand harsh weather. When they’re treated with chemicals such as pesticides, they don’t need to produce as much of their own natural defenses, so the levels are lower.” (p.203) ↗

— Cynthia Sass

#body-weight #chemicals #insects #natural-defenses #nutrients