Cop Quote by James Agee

He moved in a way that suggested he was attempting the world speed record for the nonchalant walk.

— Terry Pratchett

“He spent all of his twenty-three years operating at only one speed and in one direction, furious and forward, convinced that a collision could…

— Karen Abbott

It is an old and ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way

— Rollo May

He's racing and pacing and plotting the course

— Cake

Speed is the form of ecstasy the technical revolution has bestowed on man. As opposed to a motorcyclist, the runner is always present in…

— Milan Kundera

Here's a guy who when he runs, he moves faster.

— John Madden

The second [argument about motion] is the so-called Achilles, and it amounts to this, that in a race the quickest runner can never overtake…

— Zeno of Elea

“Often things happen to race cars in the heat of the race. A square-toothed gear in a transmission may break, suddenly leaving the driver…

— Garth Stein

“Slow and steady wins the race, not the person who wants to climb the whole stairs in one stride.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

“We talked about the speed trials, which were starting today. I said I was running in them, but not that it was about art.…

— Rachel Kushner

It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way.

— Rollo May

The only thing that they can be relied on to do is to gallop too far and too fast.

— Duke of Wellington