#origin

With twelve horse power at our command, we considered that we could permit the weight of the machine with operator to rise to 750 or 800 pounds, and still have as much surplus power as we had originally allowed for in the first estimate of 550 pounds. ↗

— Orville Wright

#command #considered #could #estimate #first

Liberalism is a most important by-product of Rationalism, and its origins and ideology must be clearly shown. ↗

— Francis Parker Yockey

#clearly #ideology #important #liberalism #most

It's been a great honor for me to be a player for the Detroit Red Wings, to play for an Original Six franchise. I know I'm far from perfect, but I learned a lot. ↗

— Steve Yzerman

#detroit #far #franchise #great #honor

As an entrepreneur, if you're the originator, you need to be faster than ever. ↗

— Niklas Zennstrom

#ever #faster #need #originator #than

If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience. ↗

— Mao Zedong

#direct #direct experience #eating #experience #genuine

I came from such a simple origin, without any great privilege, and I would say I also wanted to make a mark. It wasn't until I was about 15 that I appeared in a race. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#also #any #appeared #came #great

The original settlers of Alaska apparently were Russian. ↗

— Jeff Goldblum

#apparently #original #russian #settlers #were

Fire is the origin of stone.By working the stone with heat, I am returning it to its source. ↗

— Andy Goldsworthy

#fire #heat #i #i am #origin

Once the fired stone is out of the kiln, it is still possible to mentally reconstruct it in its original form. ↗

— Andy Goldsworthy

#form #mentally #once #original #out

When people are very original, sometimes they are original as a way to resist the mainstream. ↗

— Michel Gondry

#original #people #resist #sometimes #very