The reason men oppose progress is not that they hate progress, but that they love inertia. Votes: 4
Elbert HubbardInertia accounts for two-thirds of marriages. But love accounts for the other third. Votes: 3
Woody AllenLife leaps like a geyser for those willing to drill through the rock of inertia. Votes: 2
Alexis CarrelHuman inertia makes the everyday environment, the furniture, as it were, appear to be a given. Votes: 2
Todd GitlinA man who is doing his True Will has the inertia of the Universe to assist him. Votes: 2
Aleister CrowleyThe way upward from inertia to illumination passes through the sphere of action. Votes: 0
Swami PrabhavanandaIdeals survive through change. They die through inertia in the face of challenge. Votes: 0
Tony BlairThe inertia of humans is so huge that you can't really do anything meaningful. Votes: 0
James LovelockMaybe it was inertia -or worse, fear- that was keeping me in the same place. Votes: 0
Jennifer WeinerHealing is movement. Disease is inertia. If you put the body in motion, you will change. Votes: 0
Gabrielle RothYears passed; and he endured the idleness of his intelligence and the inertia of his heart. Votes: 0
Gustave FlaubertSeek out habits that help you overcome fear or inertia. Destroy those that do the opposite. Votes: 0
Seth GodinProbably 90 percent of our life decisions are powered by the twin engines of inertia and laziness. Votes: 0
A. J. Jacobs