Long Track Speed

Famous quotes containing the words long, track and/or speed:

    “So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism—despotism during the campaign—is indispensable.”
    —Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)

    “The world leaves no track in space, and the greatest action of man no mark in the vast idea.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “Wait, Kate! You skate at such a rate
    You leave behind your skating mate.
    Your splendid speed won’t you abate?
    He’s lagging far behind you, Kate.”
    —David Daiches (b. 1912)