“Gnomes live ten times faster than humans. They're harder to see than a high-speed mouse. That's one reason why most humans hardly ever see them. The other is that humans are very good at not seeing things they know aren't there. And, since sensible humans know that there are no such things as people four inches high, a gnome who doesn't want to be seen probably won't be seen... Wings.” PeopleKnowsWantHumansReasonFourSeeingTenHarderWingsVery GoodSpeedFasterReason WhySensibleInchesMiceGnomeHigh Speed Author:Terry Pratchett
“[On turning down an invitation to appear for four minutes on the Ed Sullivan Show:] Honey, it takes Moms four minutes just to get on the stage.” ShowsFourMinutesStageMomSpeedHoneyInvitationsEd Sullivan Author:Moms Mabley
“The Fulton Fish Market will be more of an odor than a landmark at this time of day, but it really swings out at four o'clock in the morning - another Timothy 'Speed' Levitch recommendation if you can't sleep and you like fish.” IfsSleepMorningFourFishesSpeedClockSwingsRecommendationsOdorCan't SleepLandmarksTime Of Day Author:Timothy Levitch
“It took Dan Jansen, the speed skater, four Olympics to win a medal-a gold one at that!-but he never gave up. I won't, either.” WinningFourGoldSpeedOlympicsMedalGave UpSkater Author:Lolo Jones
“Adolescents are travelers, far from home with no native land, neither children nor adults. They are jet-setters who fly from one country to another with amazing speed. Sometimes they are four years old, an hour later they are twenty-five. They don't really fit anywhere. There's a yearning for place, a search for solid ground.” YearsChildrenCountrySometimesHomeHoursFiveFourLandFitAdultsTwentiesSpeedNativeFour YearsYearningTravelerJetTwenty FiveNative Land Book:Reviving Ophelia Source: Reviving Ophelia
“A great writer named Neal Stephenson said that America does four things better than any other country in the world: rock music, movies, software and high-speed pizza delivery. All of these are sacred American art forms. Let's return to our purity and our idealism while we have this shot.” WorldDoeArtCountryAmericaFormFourRocksSacredSpeedSoftwareOther CountriesPizzaDeliveryRock MusicHigh Speed Author:Courtney Love
“Why would I want four or five more inches? I use my speed.” WantUseFiveFourSpeedInches Author:Martin St. Louis
“Production speed is severely slowed down if one works with half-time people who have other obligations as well. This is at least a factor of four; probably it is worse.” PeopleIfsWellsHalfFourProductionsSpeedObligationFactorsHalf Time Author:Edsger Dijkstra