Fit

Famous quotes containing the word fit:

“When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

“Hunger is an altogether fit companion for the idle man.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)

“I asked myself, “Is it going to prevent me from getting out of here? Is there a risk of death attached to it? Is it permanently disabling? Is it permanently disfiguring? Lastly, is it excruciating?” If it doesn’t fit one of those five categories, then it isn’t important.”
—Rhonda Cornum, United States Army Major. As quoted in Newsweek magazine, “Perspectives” page (July 13, 1992)