"A dunk is nice because it can create momentum, but it's not as good as scoring a touchdown."
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"I'm dead, not impotent. Nasty rumors like that must be squashed before they gain momentum. Feel free to emphasize how very functional I am."
"As the arrow endures the string, and in the gathering momentum becomes more than itself. Because to stay is to be nowhere."
"Unless a thing can be defined by measurement, it has no place in a theory. And since an accurate value of the momentum of a localized particle cannot be defined by measurement it therefore has no place in the theory."
"Sleater-Kinney's biggest momentum was from the press - that, second to Radiohead, they got more positive press than any other band in America in the 90s."