Fluid Quotations

Everyone in New York is fluid and thinking and inspiring each other.

In the year 1921, I was successful for the first time in obtaining certain proof that by stimulation of the nerves in a frog's heart, substances were released which to some extent passed into the heart fluid and, when transferred with this into a test heart, caused it to react in exactly the same way as the stimulation of the corresponding nerves.

Fluid intelligence is not a Big Five personality trait: It's a measurement of one's ability to rapidly learn and apply a rule set. As an entrepreneur, you're rapidly dealing with different issues, and your ability to switch from one issue to another is very important.

Openness explains the ability to innovate and come up with big ideas because you're open to them, and fluid intelligence explains the ability to go and execute.

I was a tomboy as a kid - I was skinny and had cropped hair and was often mistaken for a boy - and up until I was about six, I had my own very fluid ideas of gender in that I believed that, somehow, an individual could choose whether or not s/he wanted to be a boy or a girl.

My constant goal is to create clothing that applies to the lifestyle of my customers. My clothing must be aesthetically pleasing in color, texture, and construction. Rapid changes are a part of fashion, and the demands of the industry are that I remain fluid and versatile. But my aesthetic requirements will always be the same.

Why movie and dance critics are taking 'The Company' seriously, I can't imagine. Are they impressed by Altman's reputation and naive sincerity? By the fluid semi-documentary approach?

I found that gloss paint suited me entirely, and its qualities still intrigue me. It's viscous and fluid and feels like a pool. It's highly reflective, which means there are layers of looking. You look at the picture, and you look at the surface, then you look at the reflection in the surface behind you, then you look at yourself.

In the 1920s, a generation before the coming of solid-state electronics, one could look at the circuits and see how the electron stream flowed. Radios had valves, as though electricity were a fluid to be diverted by plumbing. With the click of the knob came a significant hiss and hum, just at the edge of audibility.

I reveled in the most basic rules and techniques that are the foundation of professional cooking. For example, it is essential to use a sharp knife: the sharper the knife, the more fluid and precise your work and the less likely you are to get hurt. Dull knives are a danger - they slip far more often.

We're more into sort of fluid structures that are simultaneously the most efficient, the most beautiful, and the most engineered. You know what I mean? We like the balance you can get in there.

For me the meaning of my work is much more fluid.

I think self-esteem is fluid. It's not a fixed state, and so some days are better than others.

As a bookish adolescent, I sopped up texts as if I were blotting paper and they were fluid.

Anytime my work can coax bodily fluids out of someone, I'm happy.

The power dynamics in a relationship are going to be fluid over a long period of time, so to wait for 'perfect' is going to be a mistake.

We have no comment on it until we're ready to release it. It's still a fluid process at this point. We look forward to significant fuel savings without sacrificing safety or doing harm to the American economy.

If history in the making be a fluid thing, it swiftly crystallizes.

There's no evidence whatsoever that Darwin had anything useful to say or anything to say period about how life began or how the universe began or how gravity began or how physics began or fluid motion or how thermodynamics began. He had nothing to say about that whatsoever.

MAGNITUDE, n. Size. Magnitude being purely relative, nothing is large and nothing small. If everything in the universe were increased in bulk one thousand diameters nothing would be any larger than it was before, but if one thing remain unchanged all the others would be larger than they had been. To an understanding familiar with the relativity of magnitude and distance the spaces and masses of the astronomer would be no more impressive than those of the microscopist. For anything we know to the contrary, the visible universe may be a small part of an atom, with its component ions, floating in the life- fluid (luminiferous ether) of some animal. Possibly the wee creatures peopling the corpuscles of our own blood are overcome with the proper emotion when contemplating the unthinkable distance from one of these to another.

She's very fluid in the way she plays. She's very skilled, she sees the field extremely well. She plays with a lot of composure.

One of the things that's fun about TV is it grows, and you set goals and aim towards stuff, and one of the writers has an idea, and you say, 'Ooh, that's so much cooler. Let's do that instead.' It's so much more fluid and organic that way, and that's the most fun part about it.

Music is a fluid art form that picks up echoes of the past and weaves them into a new sound. The distinct sounds of the past merge together to create what we know today as gospel, western, folk, or jazz.

Obviously, his status is very much up in the air right now. For whatever reason, after a prolonged period of running the swelling returns. He gets the fluid taken out, he gets treatment, he looks back to normal, he resumes running and the swelling returns. Obviously, this injury has been one that has not healed.

Revolutions and their aftermaths, of course, are always fluid and fickle times, and the outcome is often perched on a knife's edge.

I was fluid today but I didn't throw enough strikes.

I got him to close the distance on the tackle as quick as possible. He wants to get on top of him as quickly as he can and then work his swim move or use his physicality. He's got long arms, and he's powerful. Before, he was just getting ridden off the quarterback, and because his steps were off, it made him look mechanical. But he's not. He's a really fluid athlete.

I came up here and as quick as I could to take my sleeve off and have them check it and see if there was anything I could do so I could continue. The fluid already started to build up in my leg. So they gave me some medication and I'm going to treat it.

But circumstances change and people change. It's a fluid situation and people always have the chance to explore new opportunities. Mayor O'Connor wants the most competent, qualified and professional people for the job.

I have a lot of fluid in my back, and it is causing a lot of pain when I ski. I skied the best I could. You can't be disappointed when you've given it everything you have.

I have a personal prosperity plan. I know where my money goes, and how I can spend it more fruitfully. A prosperity plan is something fluid that may alter month to month.

I felt fine ... I felt strong. There's a fluid to a game, a tempo and I didn't allow myself to get into that.

I can't imagine how people will react to my music. For me, it's a really fluid process from one record to the next, but it's really up to the listener.

I fought my way through that inning, came up (to the clubhouse) as quick as I could, to see if there was anything I could do to continue. But the fluid already started to build up in my leg. They gave me some medication, and they're going to treat it, and that's all I can tell you.

He does everything easy on the baseball field. If you're not watching, you might miss something. This guy has the most natural, fluid stroke in the system. I would say he's a natural hitter with easy power. The ball just jumps off his bat. And he throws like he swings. His throws just carry. He has a solid Major League arm. He does things so easily, you don't know he's there.

He's done well. He's gotten a lot of work and shown he's fluid more than quick.

He's got special ability. He's good in space. And he's got that fluid kind of motion when he runs. I think it comes from all the spinning he does with the discus and shot put.

Half the winters where EIA projects anything like this, their figure ends up collapsing. The market is very fluid -- look at the drop in prices last year -- and we've seen a 10 percent price adjustment even in the last week.

Hannah and Amanda are very fluid together. They're very quick, got quick hands and quick feet. Defensively, they help us in a great way.

I suspect most members don't know the right answer and they're just forced to make a judgment now in a very fluid situation.

I think we never got settled down and got in a fluid motion.

It is a very fluid situation ... the process of SLM coherence is proceeding.

It is also our hope that the US policy will not be based on transitory and evolving trends, but rather on relationships that are maturing in these fluid situations.

Padilla has been very fluid with his motion, free and easy. He's had a pretty good face since he's been here. He knows some people in the organization and he likes the place and the weather. He has had a smile on his face, which is not always the case with him.

Our passing was crisp, and our movement on offense was fluid early on. That combination produced seven goals in the first quarter.

Stacy was this really controlled, fluid skater. And that really carried into his personality. I had been snowboarding my whole life. I went to surf camp in Southern California every year until a few years ago, so I had been surfing for a long time as well. I had more of the surfer style of skating which was cool 'cause it's kind of what I needed to do in the role.

Stacy had this more fluid style. You meet him, he's just such a nice guy. Tony's an awesome guy too, but back then, he was a real aggressive kid and they were in such a different place. Stacy was so sensitive and at the same time so competitive when it came to his skating.

Some people are more fluid than others at just being themselves and recognizing what's good about themselves.

My thing is, I like to do things as long as they're relatively fluid or easy. Not to say that there isn't any effort involved in making something happen, but I don't like to push things or force things too much.

It is difficult for us to comment on specifics since it is a fluid process. However, it is important to note that Duke Power supports the intent of the legislation and the goal of providing a uniform safety net for citizens across the state.

I'm staying. It's very fluid right now, ... We're working on several alternatives that would keep the base open.

We need people to recognize that each individual can impact water quality by making small changes in their everyday habits. This grant will increase exposure to our messages about proper used-oil handling and automotive fluid best-management practices.

The approach of playing out the events of Our Town on an open stage engages the audience directly and essentially makes it a character in the play. The play uses flashbacks and an awareness of the fluid nature of time as it explores the significance of fully living the present moment.

When you're in orbit, there's a shift of fluid from your lower body to your head. It's like hanging upside down. You get that puffy-headed feeling a lot of times, like having stuffed up sinuses.

We were standing around offensively. We were not as fluid or crisp as we were in the first quarter. There was some hesitation there. I'm not sure I know why. It just happens.

Water, milk, juices and even some foods contain a lot of fluid. Any foods that will melt, such as gelatin or flavored ice treats, or foods that contain a lot of liquid such as soup are measured as part of your fluid intake. For most people, the foods consumed count for about 20 percent of one's fluid intake.

We did what we had to do. It was not a very fluid game, but we needed a win and got it.

We are confident that the team of experts we have assembled and the technical resources we have put in place firmly position Pall for long-term success in Asia. As our customers expand their interests in the region, we will be there to support their evolving requirements with total fluid management solutions.

Fluid and energetic and wild very, very smart and very, very funny.

The fact that he called me personally is a good sign. But we will not be rushed into a settlement...It's a fluid situation.

Human existence had to have a deeper source than our own dank fluids. Dank or rank. There had to be a force behind it, a principal being who was and is and ever shall be.

Why? His body type, his arm action was real fluid and he had a good, strong arm -- and he wasn't much of a hitter. He just looked like a pitcher to me.

During the past 15 days, my knee has been feeling great. I was out on the track doing sprints, agility movements, throwing and exercises to help increase my stamina. Even with some fluid remaining, my knee has been handling the pressure and I've been able to work through it. My workouts continue to be positive and I feel that I'm getting closer to my goal of joining my teammates this season.

During the past 15 days, my knee has been feeling great, ... I was out on the track doing sprints, agility movements, throwing and exercises to help increase my stamina. Even with some fluid remaining, my knee has been handling the pressure and I've been able to work through it. My workouts continue to be positive and I feel that I'm getting closer to my goal of joining my teammates this season.

There was a clear fluid in the bottom of every glass we had.

There should be a much more fluid and positive relationship in all fields, ... I think that to a certain extent the wounds have healed, but it is important to deal with this subject which was a cause of confrontation between us for so many years.

Things are too fluid to be creating restrictive laws. We talk about scalable servers and scalable sites. That's what should be going on in the legislative process rather than these omnibus, let's-do-it-all-in-one-fell-swoop pieces of legislation.

The situation remains fluid and dynamic and problems may still arise, ... But there has been progress. Mission completed.

The story is all about oil. This is still a fluid situation but we have enough information to feel comfortable lowering our economic growth estimate even further.

The business and industry environment during the quarter was generally favorable. Our sales results reflected stable trends across our product lines and a modest ramp in demand for fluid handling equipment through the quarter and into December.

Austin, again as you know, isn't typically a winter wonderland, much less an ice rink, so the de-icing equipment and fluid is not the same as say, Detroit. To put it in perspective, we used more de-icing fluid on your flight than we did for the entire year at (Austin) in 2004.

That's when I found out it was a tumor, and that he had fluid on the brain, which was building up and that's why he couldn't walk. You never think your child has a brain tumor. That's not something you entertain.

Your thighs and calves will get thinner because fluid redistributes itself, your face will get puffy,

This almost certainly means there is swelling. If there was only a small bleed on its own, that wouldn't put the pressure up all that much. Very often you get fluid accumulating in the adjacent brain tissue and that can increase the pressure markedly.

This is a fluid situation that changes minute by minute.

They said that Fluid Dynamics helped them to improve the design by 3 percent.

They don't know if it's a torn meniscus, maybe a cyst, or maybe some fluid in there.

They had a nice athletic group and they played a nice controlled, smooth, fluid game. They jumped out to a 22-4 first quarter lead, then we hung around, I guess you could say.

This medication is not for everybody - it should be reserved for those who have first exhausted other methods for management of constipation, such as increased fiber and fluid intake, and regular exercise). I would also underscore the FDA's statement that this medication should not be used by people whose constipation is caused by other medications and diseases.

There were some nice financial opportunities for us moving to the wedge. But it's a very fluid process. I don't view it as a closed episode.

There isn't a concept of different levels, it's completely fluid and changes from moment to moment.

There might have been a game back in football where if you have 2,000 more people come, then all of a sudden you've closed that gap. So we're in a fluid business and you just have to keep dealing with it.

It was their idea -- downsizing, restructuring, re-engineering. It's what companies needed to do to get fluid and flexible,

It was such a fluid motion, from the brain to the heart to the hands to the feet with the pedals, that the nanosecond that he thought it, it came out with no interruption and his and he played from the heart.

It's a fluid situation. We're always trying to decide if the current investors are being served well if we keep the fund open.

It's not quite like trying to support a water balloon, but it's close. It's a fluid building. We knew exactly what we were getting into, it just took longer to design these elements as we moved along. We knew it was going to be complex.

It just felt fluid and natural. I just was shooting, and it kept going in. And it kept falling, so I just kept shooting.

It's a very fluid situation. We are working on it both in the finance department, going through paperwork, in the police department, and at the investigation site. Accountants are now going through everything.

It's potentially a pretty fluid market. But the fact that a lot of these mayors and city councilmen brag about tremendously low turnover rates is an indication that local government employees are probably being compensated a little too well.

Danny has a great fluid style, a lot of potential. He's a loose rider. He doesn't seem to be so rigid and disciplined. And it seems like he's having more fun -- approaching it as a teenager would as opposed to someone in his 20s who takes it more seriously.

That is a quality pitcher over there. He's so fluid our kids can't pick up the spin they just go up there hoping.

It's still a very fluid situation. We are watching the legislative process very closely.

It's still a fluid situation. It's still going to be a while yet before the free trade area is actually implemented. By the time it's relevant I would think some of these other countries would want to participate and the bargaining will continue.

(The) biggest thing is hydrating and making sure you get enough fluid in your body. But we'll stick to our normal schedule a lot like New England did last week. And we'll go out there late on Saturday and play on Sunday. I don't think it'll have much of an effect.

It's definitely a lot different from earlier in spring training or even last year. Just trusting yourself and not being all tense out there and being loose and limber, that's the remedy I went through the last couple days. Just be that effortless, fluid guy you've always been. That's what I try to concentrate on. It loosens me up and things happen for the better.

It's better. For once, most of the fluid is almost out. But it's still stiff.

It will let you know if it's bodily fluid from a man, a woman, or both mixed together. If they're mixed together and it wasn't from you, you know there's a problem. You can go further with that if you have to.

These numbers are going to be very fluid for a very long time until we get a handle on things.

This is a very fluid time. Our goal here is to sustain our process, which is to protect the investor, make sure they know what they're getting into, and that the people they're dealing with don't lie or get them into something they're not suited for.

This is a very fluid time in the province, and I think it's incumbent on the government to find a solution and move forward, and it's not over yet.