Great Quote by George Stephenson Download Open image “The rage for railroads is so great that many will be laid in parts where they will not pay.” — George Stephenson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Great Parts Pay Pay Rage Rage Railroads Railroads Railroads Great Where Will
We seem to be committing ourselves to an eye wateringly expensive railroad for the few. High speed rail plan is madness. — Mike Rutherford Copy Share Image
“If we stay at home and mind our business, who will want railroads?” — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Our railways maintain a healthy economy and society. They keep businesses running and families close. They're a vital public service and must be treated… — Caroline Lucas Copy Share Image
People who haven't ridden in trains don't know what they're missing. It's not like an airplane. You get to see the countryside, the beautiful… — Ken Kelly Copy Share Image
The communications industry has been tremendously successful, but we need to build the railroads and the oil wells and the gold mines of space. — Peter Diamandis Copy Share Image
“So, I think that when we become civilized, great corporations will make provision for men who have given their lives to their service. I think the great railroads should pay pensions to their worn out employees. They should take care of them in old age. They should not maim and wear out their servants and then discharge them, and allow… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share
The infrastructure at Union Station is antiquated. High-speed is going to come in eventually. We need to upgrade that system. Every day the Metro… — Kevin de Leon Copy Share Image
“To know the everlasting majority attitude toward new uses of productive energy, remember that your great-grandfather did not believe that railroads were possible. At the time, a committee of learned men investigating the question for the British Government, reported that railroads were not possible, for the reason that the proposed speed of fifteen miles an hour would kill any human… — Rose Wilder Lane Copy Share
One glance proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that these unions (railroad craft unions) are exceedingly useful to the corporations; and to the… — Eugene V. Debs Copy Share Image
We continue to subsidize highways and aviation, but when it comes to our passenger rail system, we refuse to provide the money Amtrak needs… — Corrine Brown Copy Share Image
“All we know about the new economic world tells us that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation… — Richard Lamm Copy Share Image
The principles upon which a safety lamp might be constructed I stated to several persons long before Sir Humphrey Davy came into this part… — George Stephenson Copy Share Image
I am much obliged by the favorable sentiments you express towards me, and shall be happy if I can be of service in carrying… — George Stephenson Copy Share Image
To tell you the truth although it would put £500 in my pockets to specify my own patent rails, I cannot do so after… — George Stephenson Copy Share Image
I am glad to learn that the Parliament Bill has been passed for the Darlington Railway. — George Stephenson Copy Share Image
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Ambition drives you on, ability certainly helps, but the fickle finger of fate and luck are great things. — Fergus Henderson Copy Share Image
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I would have done well as a gypsy child, I think. A circus baby. I coulda played a great street urchin or ragamuffin. Or… — Natasha Lyonne Copy Share Image
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