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"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

"So for a year I spent all my time hiding from Jack Charlton in the car park practising my skills."

"So for a year I spent all my time hiding from Jack Charlton in the car park practising my skills."

Craig Johnston, South African Athlete

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

"Ford used to come to work in a big car with two Admiral's flags, on each side of the car. His assistant would be there with his accordion, playing, Hail to the Chief."

"Ford used to come to work in a big car with two Admiral's flags, on each side of the car. His assistant would be there with his accordion, playing, Hail to the Chief."

Richard Widmark, American Actor

Car, Work, Flags

12

"My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from our house and made me find my own way home across the fields. I got hopelessly lost."

"My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from our house and made me find my own way home across the fields. I got hopelessly lost."

Richard Branson, British Businessman

Car, Home, Mother, Old

12

"I get appalled when I see good drivers being left on the sidelines because they haven't come up with the half million to a million to put themselves in a competitive car."

"I get appalled when I see good drivers being left on the sidelines because they haven't come up with the half million to a million to put themselves in a competitive car."

John Surtees, English Athlete

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

"In the history of the world, no one has ever washed a rented car."

"In the history of the world, no one has ever washed a rented car."

Lawrence Summers, American Economist

Car, History, World

12

"We each own one car, and we have a reasonable house. It's a lovely place to be, but it's not extravagant."

"We each own one car, and we have a reasonable house. It's a lovely place to be, but it's not extravagant."

Reese Witherspoon, American Actress

12

"So the first thing that I thought about was, 'How is this car going to handle?' But then after I'd been driving with it and practicing with it and I accomplished that, then I just kind of sat back."

"So the first thing that I thought about was, 'How is this car going to handle?' But then after I'd been driving with it and practicing with it and I accomplished that, then I just kind of sat back."

Sean William Scott, American Actor

Car, Thought, Driving, First

12

"They put chains on me; they chained my waist, my legs. Put me in the back of a squad car, and I literally blacked out. I didn't even - there's whole pieces missing."

"They put chains on me; they chained my waist, my legs. Put me in the back of a squad car, and I literally blacked out. I didn't even - there's whole pieces missing."

Jim Bakker, American Celebrity

12

"Obviously the first sentiment is disappointment that we didn't get the car home and more disappointment that at the time that it stopped the car was in the lead."

"Obviously the first sentiment is disappointment that we didn't get the car home and more disappointment that at the time that it stopped the car was in the lead."

John Surtees, English Athlete

Car, Home, Time, Disappointment

12

"Cotton Owens was leading and daddy was second. They came up on me and I moved over to let them pass. Cotton went on, but daddy bumped me in the rear and my car went right into the wall."

"Cotton Owens was leading and daddy was second. They came up on me and I moved over to let them pass. Cotton went on, but daddy bumped me in the rear and my car went right into the wall."

Richard Petty, American Athlete

Car, Leading, Right

12

"A car for every purse and purpose."

"A car for every purse and purpose."

Alfred P. Sloan, American Businessman

12

"It was in San Diego and I was onstage and couldn't remember how to play the guitar properly. I was in terrible pain and my nervous system was just going wild, like somebody had just run a car over me."

"It was in San Diego and I was onstage and couldn't remember how to play the guitar properly. I was in terrible pain and my nervous system was just going wild, like somebody had just run a car over me."

Andy Partridge, British Musician

Car, Guitar, Pain, Play

12

"I am so sick of reading about another car bomb, another suicide bomber, another 10, 20, 30, 70, 100 people dead in a day, both Americans and Iraqis."

"I am so sick of reading about another car bomb, another suicide bomber, another 10, 20, 30, 70, 100 people dead in a day, both Americans and Iraqis."

Rosanne Cash, American Musician

Car, People, Americans, Day

12

"When I was in New York, I was making a living. We had a summer house and a car that I could put in a garage. That's something for a stage actor."

"When I was in New York, I was making a living. We had a summer house and a car that I could put in a garage. That's something for a stage actor."

William H. Macy, American Actor

Car, Living, Summer

12

"It's like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way."

"It's like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way."

E. L. Doctorow, American Author

Car, Driving, Night

12

"In sport there is never any moment that is the same as the other. I have been in Formula One for 12 years, and out of that I had one year with the perfect car."

"In sport there is never any moment that is the same as the other. I have been in Formula One for 12 years, and out of that I had one year with the perfect car."

Michael Schumacher, German Celebrity

Car, Formula, Years

12

"There's an unseen force which lets birds know when you've just washed your car."

"There's an unseen force which lets birds know when you've just washed your car."

Denis Norden, English Writer

Car, Birds, Force

12

"I had never been able to get a car that said how much I cared about the environment until I drove electric."

"I had never been able to get a car that said how much I cared about the environment until I drove electric."

Alexandra Paul, American Actress

Car, Environment

12

"As soon as I began to earn what might be called fairly large sums, I bought a car and began to explore the country around New York."

"As soon as I began to earn what might be called fairly large sums, I bought a car and began to explore the country around New York."

Kate Smith, American Musician

12

"I lived on the top of one hill and the school was at the top of another hill. Nobody ever went to school by car - we didn't have any cars during the war. So that to and from school was itself a training."

"I lived on the top of one hill and the school was at the top of another hill. Nobody ever went to school by car - we didn't have any cars during the war. So that to and from school was itself a training."

Roger Bannister, British Athlete

Car, War, School, Training

12

"The driver of a racing car is a component. When I first began, I used to grip the steering wheel firmly, and I changed gear so hard that I damaged my hand."

"The driver of a racing car is a component. When I first began, I used to grip the steering wheel firmly, and I changed gear so hard that I damaged my hand."

Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentinian Celebrity

Car, First, Racing

12

"John D. Rockefeller wanted to dominate oil, but Microsoft wants it all, you name it: cable, media, banking, car dealerships."

"John D. Rockefeller wanted to dominate oil, but Microsoft wants it all, you name it: cable, media, banking, car dealerships."

Ralph Nader, American Lawyer

Car, Media, Name, Oil

12

"I was so wild and crazy and dumb in my car. It didn't run but 30 miles an hour. You made do."

"I was so wild and crazy and dumb in my car. It didn't run but 30 miles an hour. You made do."

Muddy Waters, American Musician

12

"As far as luxury goes, about the only thing I do is... I go first class all the way. I live on the road, so when I'm out there, I'm getting the nice hotel suite, I'm getting the luxury car, I'm eating the good food, and I make sure I take care of myself on the road."

"As far as luxury goes, about the only thing I do is... I go first class all the way. I live on the road, so when I'm out there, I'm getting the nice hotel suite, I'm getting the luxury car, I'm eating the good food, and I make sure I take care of myself on the road."

Trish Stratus, American Entertainer

Car, Food, Care, Class

12

"Removing the faults in a stage-coach may produce a perfect stage-coach, but it is unlikely to produce the first motor car."

"Removing the faults in a stage-coach may produce a perfect stage-coach, but it is unlikely to produce the first motor car."

Edward de Bono, English Psychologist

Car, Faults, First, May

12

"I haven't got a car or a house. I've got a wife, but I didn't pay for her! I spend all my money on my glorious wife. She's here with a knife at my throat!"

"I haven't got a car or a house. I've got a wife, but I didn't pay for her! I spend all my money on my glorious wife. She's here with a knife at my throat!"

Mackenzie Crook, English Actor

Car, Money, Wife

12

"I am going to miss that time when you take that corner better than anybody else could have taken it on that lap or you do that great qualifying lap or you make that great pass or you bring a crippled car home."

"I am going to miss that time when you take that corner better than anybody else could have taken it on that lap or you do that great qualifying lap or you make that great pass or you bring a crippled car home."

Bobby Rahal, American Athlete

Car, Home, Time

12

"When you buy a gallon of gas, over 60 percent of the energy you pay for goes out the radiator in the form of waste heat? That's why you have a radiator in your car in the first place."

"When you buy a gallon of gas, over 60 percent of the energy you pay for goes out the radiator in the form of waste heat? That's why you have a radiator in your car in the first place."

Wilson Greatbatch, American Inventor

Car, Energy, First, Waste

12

"These songs are old friends I have entertained myself with when I'm washing the dishes, driving to the store and walking down the aisles. The ones that you sing when you're driving in the car and as a singer you always go back to them."

"These songs are old friends I have entertained myself with when I'm washing the dishes, driving to the store and walking down the aisles. The ones that you sing when you're driving in the car and as a singer you always go back to them."

Al Jarreau, American Musician

Car, Driving, Friends, Old

12

"I never listen to music in the house, I listen to music in the car."

"I never listen to music in the house, I listen to music in the car."

Peter Tork, American Musician

12

"You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it."

"You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it."

Rita Mae Brown, American Writer

11

"For an actor, you're rejected eight or ten times a day. All you've got to sell is yourself. You're not selling products, they're not turning down a car, they're turning you down. Most people can't handle that. Most people are essentially not set up that way."

"For an actor, you're rejected eight or ten times a day. All you've got to sell is yourself. You're not selling products, they're not turning down a car, they're turning you down. Most people can't handle that. Most people are essentially not set up that way."

Barry Corbin, American Actor

Car, People, Selling

11

"I lived in small town out in the desert and my friend used to steal his mom's car in the middle of the night. He'd drive over to my house, I'd sneak out and we'd go out to the desert and just burn things down."

"I lived in small town out in the desert and my friend used to steal his mom's car in the middle of the night. He'd drive over to my house, I'd sneak out and we'd go out to the desert and just burn things down."

Mark Hoppus, American Musician

Car, Mom, Friend, Night

11

"Discount air fares, a car in every parking space and the interstate highway system have made every place accessible - and every place alike."

"Discount air fares, a car in every parking space and the interstate highway system have made every place accessible - and every place alike."

Ronald Steel, American Historian

11

"I know people think we drive around in these nice cars and we do whatever we want and our parents will pay our credit cards, but that's not the case. Sure, my parents were generous; I got a nice car at 16, but at 18 I was cut off. I've worked really hard. I opened the store myself."

"I know people think we drive around in these nice cars and we do whatever we want and our parents will pay our credit cards, but that's not the case. Sure, my parents were generous; I got a nice car at 16, but at 18 I was cut off. I've worked really hard. I opened the store myself."

Kim Kardashian, American Celebrity

Car, People, Cards, Credit

11

"It bothers me when I hear it in a car commercial or some such. But for the most part, it's better than seeing sacred music relegated to the scrap heap."

"It bothers me when I hear it in a car commercial or some such. But for the most part, it's better than seeing sacred music relegated to the scrap heap."

Richard Morris, English Clergyman

11

"I mean, you've kind of got the track down, especially with ovals. The only thing that improves is that when race conditions come, you know what to expect slightly more from the track and from your car."

"I mean, you've kind of got the track down, especially with ovals. The only thing that improves is that when race conditions come, you know what to expect slightly more from the track and from your car."

Danica Patrick, American Celebrity

11

"It just seemed too weird to me. I don't know, maybe they were smoking a joint in the car downstairs from their parents' apartment. I had to go that far to put together a scenario of how they could have possibly recognized me."

"It just seemed too weird to me. I don't know, maybe they were smoking a joint in the car downstairs from their parents' apartment. I had to go that far to put together a scenario of how they could have possibly recognized me."

Marc Jacobs, American Designer

Car, Parents, Smoking

11

"All the times being like, 'Who rented this car and why are we going to this place?' You take the easy route and go, 'Oh, thanks for the champagne. I'll have another.'"

"All the times being like, 'Who rented this car and why are we going to this place?' You take the easy route and go, 'Oh, thanks for the champagne. I'll have another.'"

Rosario Dawson, American Actress

11

"My brother was a lifeguard in a car wash."

"My brother was a lifeguard in a car wash."

Henny Youngman, American Comedian

11

"A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car."

"A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car."

Kenneth Tynan, English Critic

11

"I will argue that in the literal sense the programmed computer understands what the car and the adding machine understand, namely, exactly nothing."

"I will argue that in the literal sense the programmed computer understands what the car and the adding machine understand, namely, exactly nothing."

John Searle, American Philosopher

Car, Computer, Machine, Nothing

11

"I'm the one who gets called up about a problem. I'm the one who gets called up about the street lighting and the abandoned car. I'm the one who gets blamed if the police don't arrive. I'm the one they blame if a city truck is broken down."

"I'm the one who gets called up about a problem. I'm the one who gets called up about the street lighting and the abandoned car. I'm the one who gets blamed if the police don't arrive. I'm the one they blame if a city truck is broken down."

Richard M. Daley, American Politician

Car, Blame, Police

11

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