“Life leaps like a geyser for those who drill through the rock of inertia”
Alexis Carrel
“So many fail because they don't get started - they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't begin.”
W. Clement Stone
“The natural law of inertia: Matter will remain at rest or continue in uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted upon by some external force.”
“Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves to imagine. A beach not only permits such inertia but enforces it, thus neatly eliminating all problems of guilt. It is now the only place in our overly active world that does.”
John Kenneth Galbraith
“[Her inertia did not sit well with some in her immediate circle. They accused Ms. Apple of being lazy, crazy and unproductive, she said.] It really hurt a couple of close relationships of mine, ... It infuriated me because they couldn't believe that when I'm sitting and thinking that's how I work.”
Fiona Apple
“We are witnessing some inertia that is impeding inflation to decline faster. That said, the central bank wouldn't have to quicken the drop in rates.”
Zeina Latif
“The reason men oppose progress is not that they hate progress, but that they love inertia.”
Elbert Hubbard