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title: "7 Stopwatch Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Stopwatch quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Stopwatch sayings and thoughts."
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> [They say...the stopwatch never lies. Speed kills but absolute speed kills absolutely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-davis/they-say-the-stopwatch-never-lies-speed-kills-but-absolute-speed/)

[Al Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-davis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/227/al-davis-21934_absolutes_they-say-the-stopwatch-never-lies-speed_331455.jpg)

> [The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daley-thompson/the-stopwatch-doesn-t-lie-the-tape-measure-doesn-t-lie/)

[Daley Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daley-thompson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03c/daley-thompson-13236_lying_the-stopwatch-doesn-t-lie-the-tape-measu_860261.jpg)

> [“When you clock the human race with the stopwatch of history, it's a new record, every time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/proctor-and-bergman/when-you-clock-the-human-race-with-the-stopwatch-of-history-it-s-a/)

[Proctor and Bergman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/proctor-and-bergman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/168/proctor-and-bergman-270416_history_when-you-clock-the-human-race-with-the-s_1599350.jpg)

> [“Pain-soaked joints. Endless miles. Concessions and compromises. Soon, finally, everything would come down to a few irretrievable revolutions of a stopwatch.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-luciano/pain-soaked-joints-endless-miles-concessions-and-compromises-soon/)

[Lisa Luciano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-luciano/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d13/lisa-luciano-80098_figure-skating_pain-soaked-joints-endless-miles-concess_1870584.jpg)

> [Even now that I only have one eye, maybe I see more things than before. My life was completely against the clock,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-de-villota/even-now-that-i-only-have-one-eye-maybe-i-see-more-things-than-before/)

[Maria de Villota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-de-villota/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/212/maria-de-villota-59576_against_even-now-that-i-only-have-one-eye-maybe_1945632.jpg)

> [Take a random group of 8-year-old American and Japanese kids, give them all a really, really hard math problem, and start a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-gladwell/take-a-random-group-of-8-year-old-american-and-japanese-kids-give/)

[Malcolm Gladwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-gladwell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/malcolm-gladwell-348_15-minutes_take-a-random-group-of-8-year-old-americ_2860023.png)

> [Watch the film, not the stopwatch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-noll/watch-the-film-not-the-stopwatch/)

[Chuck Noll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-noll/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88f/chuck-noll-16724_cinema_watch-the-film-not-the-stopwatch-3125188_3125188.jpg)

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