best quotations about
Speed |
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Quotations
 | A lie has speed, but truth has endurance. — Edgar J. Mohn, (unidentified) 20 likes |
 | I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander. — Isaac Asimov, 1920-1992, American Sci-Fi writer 8 likes |
 | It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. — Confucius, 551-479 BC, Chinese teacher & philosopher 6 likes |
 | In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed. — Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher 5 likes |
 | Speed is the essence of war. Take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness; travel by unexpected routes and strike him where he has taken no precautions. — Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist 5 likes |
 | The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it. — Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer 4 likes |
 | Be quick, but don't hurry. — John Wooden, 1910-2010, American basketball coach 2 likes |
 | It is better to act quickly and be wrong than to hesitate and let the time for action pass. — Carl von Clausewitz, 1780-1831, Prussian military theorist 1 likes |
 | I’m so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark. |
 | Humanity, like armies in the field, advances at the speed of the slowest. |
Latin Quotes
 | Faster, Higher, Stronger Citius, Altius, Fortius. — Motto of the Olympic Games (initially, a motto of Pierre de Coubertin’s school) 147 likes |
 | He who gives quickly, gives double. Bis dat, qui dat celeriter. — Publilius Syrus, 1st cent. AD, Roman author of maxims 31 likes |
Funny Quotes
 | Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? — George Carlin, 1936-2008, American comedian 16 likes |
 | Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it. — Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer 14 likes |
 | What is the speed of dark? — Steven Wright, 1955-, American comedian 4 likes |
 | I took a course in speed reading, learning to read straight down the middle of the page, and I was able to go through War and Peace in 20 minutes. It’s about Russia. — Woody Allen, 1935-, American actor & film director 2 likes |
| I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol. — Steven Wright, 1955-, American comedian 2 likes |
 | If I had nine of my fingers missing I wouldn’t type any slower. — Mitch Hedberg, 1968-2005, American comedian 2 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | Mind is the swiftest of things, for it runs through everything. Τάχιστον νους, δια παντός γαρ τρέχει. — Thales of Miletus, 643-548 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 16 likes |
 | His foot is slow but quick his mind. Το του ποδός μεν βραδύ, το του δε νου ταχύ. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Ion 7 likes |
