“I realize this is blasphemy, but a few weeks ago I tried to watch a NASCAR race being run at Talladega. I lasted about five minutes before terminal boredom overtook me. It appeared to be nothing more than a high-speed freeway commute--a mob of luridly painted, identical lumps of metal loping at 180 mph around the banking, fender to fender, nose to tail. Knowing the scenario would surely devolve into a multicar demolition derby that would thrill the goobers in the grandstands, I turned off the set to later learn that this time it was Jimmie Johnson who triggered the eight-car melee.” RunningRealizingRaceWatchesKnowingFiveWeekMinutesCarEightSpeedNosesBoredomMetalsTailsThrillBankingFive MinutesJohnsonScenariosIdenticalBlasphemyLumpsTerminalFreewaysHigh SpeedTurned OffNascarDerbyMphDemolitionDemolition Derby Author:Brock Yates
“A child should be allowed to take as long as she needs for knowing everything about herself, which is the same as learning to be herself. Even twenty-five years if necessary, or even forever. And it wouldn't matter if doing things got delayed, because nothing is really important but being oneself.” IfsNeedsShouldYearsChildrenLongImportantMatterForeverKnowingFiveTwentiesOneselfFive YearsTwenty FiveDelayedKnowing Everything Author:Laura Riding
“When I got out of high school I hit the road. I lived like a gypsy. Those were the best times of my life. I was living from club to club not knowing where my next meal was coming from. No credit cards, no apartment, no bills, no managers, just on the road with a truck and five guys.” SchoolGuyNextKnowingFiveHigh SchoolBillsClubsCreditCardsManagersMealsNot KnowingApartmentTruckCredit CardGypsyBest TimesTime Of My LifeBest Time Of My Life Author:Rex Smith
“A straight fight in an equal battle takes some bravery, but braver is he who, knowing that he would have to sacrifice ninety-five as against five of the enemy, faces death.” FacesFightingEnemyKnowingFiveSacrificeBattleEqualBraveryBraveNinety Author:Mahatma Gandhi
“My dad was amazing. He raised five boys. All by himself. Without the rest of us knowing.” BoysKnowingFiveDadRaisedMy Dad Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“You could have all the money in the world, but you have to be smart enough knowing how to spend it. I really try to be on that smart money side. Once you make a serious mistake you can suffer five or six years, and I do my best to avoid serious mistakes.” WorldTryingYearsEnoughSufferingSidesMistakeKnowingFiveSeriousSixSmartBeing SmartSerious MistakesSmart Money Author:Mikhail Prokhorov