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“Modern life is moving faster than the speed of thought, or thoughtfulness.”

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Book:Wanderlust: A History of Walking

Source: Wanderlust: A History of Walking

“There is a tremendous problem in modern culture. We have become used to everything coming to us with tremendous speed and ease. It is a culture where discipline and patience is almost impossible to develop.”

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Author:Robert Greene

“We are a nation that worships speed and power. And for good reason. Without power we would still be part of England and everybody would be out of work... Bicycles are too slow and impuissant for a nation like ours. They belong in Czechoslovakia.”

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Book:Republican Party Reptile: The Confessions, Adventures, Essays and (Other) Outrages of . . .

Source: Republican Party Reptile: The Confessions, Adventures, Essays and (Other) Outrages of . . .

“As the horsepower in modern automobiles steadily rises, the congestion of traffic steadily lowers the average possible speed of your car. This is known as Progress.”

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Author:Sydney J. Harris

“Skijoring is just something that people want to see, it's like Ben Hur on snow, the modern way. I love the speed, the adrenalin rush is something special. It's just unique.”

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Author:Charlton Heston

“The modern age has been characterized by a Promethean spirit, a restless energy that preys on speed records and shortcuts, unmindful of the past, uncaring of the future, existing only for the moment and the quick fix. The earthly rhythms that characterize a more pastoral way of life have been shunted aside to make room for the fast track of an urbanized existence. Lost in a sea of perpetual technological transition, modern man and woman find themselves increasingly alienated from the ecological choreography of the planet.”

Source: Time Wars: The Primary Conflict in Human History

“The budget is forward looking growth engine and will promote transparency and integrity. It is for the common people. This budget shows where we want to take India through railways. It budget aspires for better service, speed and safety. It is an effort to create modern railways contributing towards a developed India.”

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Author:Narendra Modi

“Space may seem distant, but is an integral part of our daily life. It drives our modern communication and connects even the remotest family to the ordinary. India's space programme is a perfect example of our vision of Scale, Speed and Skill.”

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Author:Narendra Modi

“Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure.”

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Book:Complete Essays: 1930-1935

Source: Complete Essays: 1930-1935

“Speed, the fundamental condition of the activities of our day is the power of photography, indeed the modern art of today, the art of the split second.”

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Book:Lisette Model

Source: Lisette Model

“Speed is one of the great curses of modern civilization, obsession with speed leads to quantitative approach; we come to believe that more is better. This is very materialistic, we have to realize that it is the quality of life, quality of relationships, quality of food, medicine, education and everything else which matters.”

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Author:Satish Kumar