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"Driving with one foot on the accelerator and the other on the brake is likely to get you nowhere, but certainly will burn out vital parts of your car. Similarly, cutting taxes on the middle class, but increasing them on the 'rich' is likely to result in an economic burnout."

"Driving with one foot on the accelerator and the other on the brake is likely to get you nowhere, but certainly will burn out vital parts of your car. Similarly, cutting taxes on the middle class, but increasing them on the 'rich' is likely to result in an economic burnout."

Terry Savage, American Consultant

Car, Burnout, Class, Driving

14

"I'm gonna be the best dad that ever lived. I'll have a ranch with a race car track and a golf course."

"I'm gonna be the best dad that ever lived. I'll have a ranch with a race car track and a golf course."

Jeremy London, American Actor

Car, Dad, Golf, Race

14

"I remember that all of a sudden, the car felt like I couldn't control it. It was absolutely the most horrifying experience. We rolled over, off the freeway. I think there was something wrong with the car."

"I remember that all of a sudden, the car felt like I couldn't control it. It was absolutely the most horrifying experience. We rolled over, off the freeway. I think there was something wrong with the car."

Tracey Gold, American Actress

Car, Experience, Control, Wrong

14

"It wasn't a secret that I was gay. I'd come out to my parents during my junior year of high school, on the day that I also wrecked the family car."

"It wasn't a secret that I was gay. I'd come out to my parents during my junior year of high school, on the day that I also wrecked the family car."

Mary Cheney, American Celebrity

Car, Family, Day, Gay

14

"In real life, one of my friends was killed in a car accident during our sophomore year."

"In real life, one of my friends was killed in a car accident during our sophomore year."

Beverley Mitchell, American Actress

Car, Life, Accident, Friends

14

"I went to watch my father at Silverstone in the early 1950s, and I've still got the car he was in."

"I went to watch my father at Silverstone in the early 1950s, and I've still got the car he was in."

Nick Mason, British Musician

14

"The racing driver's mind has to have the ability to have amazing anticipation, coordination, and reflex. Because of the speed the car goes."

"The racing driver's mind has to have the ability to have amazing anticipation, coordination, and reflex. Because of the speed the car goes."

Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazilian Celebrity

Car, Ability, Anticipation, Mind

14

"No, in Lethal Weapon I was a taxi cab driver that Mel jumps in front of the taxi and pulls me out of the car and steals the taxi. Then I did some other indie driving for some of the car sequences."

"No, in Lethal Weapon I was a taxi cab driver that Mel jumps in front of the taxi and pulls me out of the car and steals the taxi. Then I did some other indie driving for some of the car sequences."

David R. Ellis, American Director

14

"The lead car is unique, except for the one behind it which is identical."

"The lead car is unique, except for the one behind it which is identical."

Murray Walker, English Entertainer

14

"I sing both in my shower and in my car, mostly in my car, because I have this weird thing - whenever I'm singing to the radio - my friends kind of hate it - but I pick out the harmonies in my head, and I'm singing the harmonies to the tracks and I'm jamming it out."

"I sing both in my shower and in my car, mostly in my car, because I have this weird thing - whenever I'm singing to the radio - my friends kind of hate it - but I pick out the harmonies in my head, and I'm singing the harmonies to the tracks and I'm jamming it out."

Paul McDonald, American Musician

Car, Friends, Hate, Singing

13

"The same things we've done the past couple of seasons. We've worked on the engine and clutch. We'll try and pick up the performance and consistency of the car and go back out there."

"The same things we've done the past couple of seasons. We've worked on the engine and clutch. We'll try and pick up the performance and consistency of the car and go back out there."

Larry Dixon, American Politician

Car, Consistency, Performance, Past

13

"I've been in California for about 15 years now. You're always in your car and insulated. I miss New York so much."

"I've been in California for about 15 years now. You're always in your car and insulated. I miss New York so much."

Jimmy Smits, American Actor

Car, Now, Years

13

"Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work, driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for, in order to get to a job that you need so you can pay for the clothes, car and the house that you leave empty all day in order to afford to live in it."

"Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work, driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for, in order to get to a job that you need so you can pay for the clothes, car and the house that you leave empty all day in order to afford to live in it."

Ellen Goodman, American Journalist

Car, Work, Clothes, Day

13

"I've tried everything other than jumping out of a plane, but nothing gives you an adrenaline rush like racing a car."

"I've tried everything other than jumping out of a plane, but nothing gives you an adrenaline rush like racing a car."

Nigel Mansell, British Athlete

Car, Nothing, Racing

13

"Either the car is stationary, or it's on the move."

"Either the car is stationary, or it's on the move."

Murray Walker, English Entertainer

13

"The city needs a car like a fish needs a bicycle."

"The city needs a car like a fish needs a bicycle."

Dean Kamen, American Inventor

Car, Fish, Needs

13

"I'd rather drive the yellow brick road, you wouldn't happen to know of a rental car place around."

"I'd rather drive the yellow brick road, you wouldn't happen to know of a rental car place around."

Ryan Stiles, American Actor

13

"We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone's arguing over where they're going to sit."

"We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone's arguing over where they're going to sit."

David Suzuki, Canadian Scientist

13

"American stuntmen are smart - they think about safety. When they do a jump in a car, they calculate everything: the speed, the distance... But in Hong Kong, we don't know how to count. Everything we do is a guess. If you've got the guts, you do it. All of my stuntmen have gotten hurt."

"American stuntmen are smart - they think about safety. When they do a jump in a car, they calculate everything: the speed, the distance... But in Hong Kong, we don't know how to count. Everything we do is a guess. If you've got the guts, you do it. All of my stuntmen have gotten hurt."

Jackie Chan, Chinese Actor

Car, American, Hurt, Safety

13

"When they searched my car, they said that they found a gasoline canister and I think duct tape. Who wouldn't have a gasoline canister on them when driving 3,000 miles across country?"

"When they searched my car, they said that they found a gasoline canister and I think duct tape. Who wouldn't have a gasoline canister on them when driving 3,000 miles across country?"

Sherman Austin, American Activist

Car, Country, Driving

13

"Because I'm a young black man driving a really nice, expensive car, I sometimes get harassed when I'm rolling through a ghetto neighbourhood."

"Because I'm a young black man driving a really nice, expensive car, I sometimes get harassed when I'm rolling through a ghetto neighbourhood."

Coolio, American Musician

Car, Driving, Man

13

"Well, honey, I had the million dollar houses, I had the car, I had the horse, I had the barn; I had everything. Was I set free? I didn't even know what that meant."

"Well, honey, I had the million dollar houses, I had the car, I had the horse, I had the barn; I had everything. Was I set free? I didn't even know what that meant."

Taylor Dayne, American Musician

13

"Going to car racing school was phenomenal."

"Going to car racing school was phenomenal."

Michelle Rodriguez, American Actress

Car, Racing, School

13

"I don't put myself on Jeff Beck's level, but I can relate to him when he says he'd rather be working on his car collection than playing the guitar."

"I don't put myself on Jeff Beck's level, but I can relate to him when he says he'd rather be working on his car collection than playing the guitar."

Ritchie Blackmore, English Musician

13

"Boys, they can't take my refrigerator now. They'll never get my car now. I paid cash for 'em and they're mine, and I'm keepin' 'em!"

"Boys, they can't take my refrigerator now. They'll never get my car now. I paid cash for 'em and they're mine, and I'm keepin' 'em!"

Patsy Cline, American Musician

13

"I didn't come from a trailer park. I grew up middle class and my dad had money and my mom made my lunch. I got a car when I was sixteen. I'm proud of that."

"I didn't come from a trailer park. I grew up middle class and my dad had money and my mom made my lunch. I got a car when I was sixteen. I'm proud of that."

Kid Rock, American Musician

Car, Dad, Mom, Money

13

"We have an uncanny ability to make birds do what we want them to do. In Blood Simple there's a shot from the bumper of a car and it's going up this road and a huge flock of birds takes off at the perfect moment."

"We have an uncanny ability to make birds do what we want them to do. In Blood Simple there's a shot from the bumper of a car and it's going up this road and a huge flock of birds takes off at the perfect moment."

Joel Coen, American Director

Car, Ability, Birds, Blood

13

"Having played many roles of scientific intellect I do have an empathy for that world. It's been hard on me because flying the Enterprise for seven years in Star Trek and sitting in Cerebro in X-men has led people to believe that I know what I'm talking about. But I'm still trying to work out how to operate the air conditioning unit on my car."

"Having played many roles of scientific intellect I do have an empathy for that world. It's been hard on me because flying the Enterprise for seven years in Star Trek and sitting in Cerebro in X-men has led people to believe that I know what I'm talking about. But I'm still trying to work out how to operate the air conditioning unit on my car."

Patrick Stewart, English Actor

Car, Work, People, Empathy

13

"I don't run a car, have never run a car. I could say that this is because I have this extremely tender environmentalist conscience, but the fact is I hate driving."

"I don't run a car, have never run a car. I could say that this is because I have this extremely tender environmentalist conscience, but the fact is I hate driving."

David Attenborough, British Journalist

Car, Conscience, Driving, Fact

13

"Luck, like a Russian car, generally only works if you push it."

"Luck, like a Russian car, generally only works if you push it."

Tom Holt, British Novelist

13

"Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery."

"Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery."

Erma Bombeck, American Journalist

13

"Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery - it recharges by running."

"Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery - it recharges by running."

Bill Watterson, American Cartoonist

Car, Thought, Mind, Running

13

"Everything officers go through in any chase anywhere in the country, but amped up 100 times! I'm right in the thick of things in a car going like 80 miles an hour, and doing 360s in the middle of the road. It was a wild ride."

"Everything officers go through in any chase anywhere in the country, but amped up 100 times! I'm right in the thick of things in a car going like 80 miles an hour, and doing 360s in the middle of the road. It was a wild ride."

Amy Weber, American Actress

Car, Country, Right, Road

13

"Yes, I did and a lot of my friends who are in the same program as I were very much supportive, and the most important thing they said to me is do not let this interfere with what you have to do in taking car of yourself. That was the most important thing."

"Yes, I did and a lot of my friends who are in the same program as I were very much supportive, and the most important thing they said to me is do not let this interfere with what you have to do in taking car of yourself. That was the most important thing."

Naomi Campbell, British Model

13

"It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows."

"It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows."

Erma Bombeck, American Journalist

Car, Children, Saying, Windows

13

"Just because you put higher-octane gasoline in your car doesn't mean you can break the speed limit. The speed limit's still 65."

"Just because you put higher-octane gasoline in your car doesn't mean you can break the speed limit. The speed limit's still 65."

Neil Sheehan, American Journalist

13

"Indy car racing is much more aggressive."

"Indy car racing is much more aggressive."

Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazilian Celebrity

13

"Should we have background checks, waiting periods? To drive a car you have to pass a test that shows you know how to drive your car safely, you should have to do the same thing with guns."

"Should we have background checks, waiting periods? To drive a car you have to pass a test that shows you know how to drive your car safely, you should have to do the same thing with guns."

Michael D. Barnes, American Politician

13

"I prefer to sing in the shower vs. the car. The shower is just steam, you know, its just you, and nature, and no clothing. You know, there's nothing separating you. It's just you, and the voice - you, and the water."

"I prefer to sing in the shower vs. the car. The shower is just steam, you know, its just you, and nature, and no clothing. You know, there's nothing separating you. It's just you, and the voice - you, and the water."

Jacob Lusk, American Musician

Car, Nature, Nothing, Voice

13

"I remember walking the dog one day, I saw a car full of teenage girls, and one of them rolled down the window and yelled, 'Marc Jacobs!' in a French accent."

"I remember walking the dog one day, I saw a car full of teenage girls, and one of them rolled down the window and yelled, 'Marc Jacobs!' in a French accent."

Marc Jacobs, American Designer

Car, Day, Girls, Teenage

13

"And we turned off and 30 miles south they're standing in the middle of our road blocking our way, stopped the car, got out, took us through the path in the woods, where the craft was on the ground."

"And we turned off and 30 miles south they're standing in the middle of our road blocking our way, stopped the car, got out, took us through the path in the woods, where the craft was on the ground."

Betty Hill, American Celebrity

13

"Drug misuse is not a disease, it is a decision, like the decision to step out in front of a moving car. You would call that not a disease but an error of judgment."

"Drug misuse is not a disease, it is a decision, like the decision to step out in front of a moving car. You would call that not a disease but an error of judgment."

Philip K. Dick, American Writer

Car, Decision, Disease, Error

13

"Nobody's ever asked me to pay for a meal before I've eaten it, I've never been pulled over just because I was driving the wrong kind of car in the wrong kind of area at the wrong time of night."

"Nobody's ever asked me to pay for a meal before I've eaten it, I've never been pulled over just because I was driving the wrong kind of car in the wrong kind of area at the wrong time of night."

Wentworth Miller, English Actor

Car, Time, Driving, Night

13

"But I have a driver, so I can return calls while I'm in the car."

"But I have a driver, so I can return calls while I'm in the car."

Donna Shalala, American Public Servant

13

"We don't have any CGI with any of the car stuff. I think it's a real experience when you see this car going through really fast really wild and you see me driving a lot of the times and also a big chase in downtown Atlanta. It's just incredible."

"We don't have any CGI with any of the car stuff. I think it's a real experience when you see this car going through really fast really wild and you see me driving a lot of the times and also a big chase in downtown Atlanta. It's just incredible."

Sean William Scott, American Actor

Car, Experience, Driving

13

"A lot of fun stuff happens when you go out on a bike compared to when you're in a car. You're more in the environment. It's enjoyable. Even when It's raining It's still fun."

"A lot of fun stuff happens when you go out on a bike compared to when you're in a car. You're more in the environment. It's enjoyable. Even when It's raining It's still fun."

Stone Gossard, American Musician

Car, Environment, Fun

12

"Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther when the wheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals, and values are in balance."

"Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther when the wheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals, and values are in balance."

Brian Tracy, American Author

Car, Feelings, Goals, Thoughts

12

"Toyota was the first to put a commercial fuel cell powered car on the road, and I have no doubt that Toyota will continue to be in the front lines in the development of competitive fuel cell vehicles."

"Toyota was the first to put a commercial fuel cell powered car on the road, and I have no doubt that Toyota will continue to be in the front lines in the development of competitive fuel cell vehicles."

Maurice Strong, Canadian Businessman

Car, Development, Doubt, First

12

"I know a lot about cars, man. I can look at any car's headlights and tell you exactly which way it's coming."

"I know a lot about cars, man. I can look at any car's headlights and tell you exactly which way it's coming."

Mitch Hedberg, American Comedian

12

"The very first time I was on a car in Atlanta, I saw the conductor - all conductors are white - ask a Negro woman to get up and take a seat farther back in order to make a place for a white man. I have also seen white men requested to leave the Negro section of the car."

"The very first time I was on a car in Atlanta, I saw the conductor - all conductors are white - ask a Negro woman to get up and take a seat farther back in order to make a place for a white man. I have also seen white men requested to leave the Negro section of the car."

Ray Stannard Baker, American Journalist

Car, Men, Time, First

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