The future is what matters - because one never reaches it, but always stays in the present - like the White Queen who had to run like the wind to remain in the same spot. Sylvia Plath
Say that again after you've been in the same spot and acted differently, old buddy. Maybe then I'll be ashamed. Tim Powers
I think when you are truly stuck, when you have stood still in the same spot for too long, you throw a grenade in exactly the spot you were standing in, and jump, and pray. It is the momentum of last resort. Renata Adler
My mind begins to seem like a video game: I can either play it intelligently, learning more in each round, or I can be killed in the same spot by the same monster, again and again. Sam Harris
In a professional kitchen, the idea is to have your cooks not moving much while they're cooking. You want them to stay in the same spot. Eric Ripert