Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed.
—Edward Young (1683–1765) English Poet
There is more to life than increasing its speed.
—Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948) Indian Hindu Political leader
Nothing travels faster than light, with the possible exception of bad news, which follows its own rules.
—Douglas Adams (1952–2001) English Novelist, Scriptwriter
Speed is a great asset; but it’s greater when it’s combined with quickness – and there’s a big difference.
—Ty Cobb (1886–1961) American Baseball Player
Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure.
—Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) English Humanist, Pacifist, Satirist, Short Story Writer
Speed is scarcely the noblest virtue of graphic composition, but it has its curious rewards. There is a sense of getting somewhere fast, which satisfies a native American urge.
—James Thurber
If you have to choose between power and speed and it often turns out you have to make that choice, you’ve got to go for speed.
—Sparky Anderson (1934–2010) American Baseball Manager
If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn’t need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.
—Jim Rohn (1930–2009) American Entrepreneur, Author, Motivational Speaker
Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow’s speed.
—Howard Nemerov (1920–91) American Poet, Novelist, Playwright
America is a country that doesn’t know where it is going but is determined to set a speed record getting there.
—Laurence J. Peter (1919–90) Canadian-Born American Author
The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.
—Mary Kay Ash (1918–2001) American Entrepreneur, Businessperson
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