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"I spent well over a year on the road with Sarah Vaughn. That was amazing."

"I spent well over a year on the road with Sarah Vaughn. That was amazing."

Jan Hammer, Czech Musician

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"The road to the sacred leads through the secular."

"The road to the sacred leads through the secular."

Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish Educator

75

"The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer."

"The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer."

John Madden, American Entertainer

58

"You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures and descriptions in the world."

"You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures and descriptions in the world."

William Hazlitt, English Critic

54

"A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there."

"A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there."

H. Stanley Judd, American Author

53

"If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you."

"If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you."

Calvin Coolidge, American President

53

"The road to positivity is strewn with the abandoned vehicles of the faint-hearted."

"The road to positivity is strewn with the abandoned vehicles of the faint-hearted."

Peter McWilliams, American Writer

51

"I've been on the road I think probably three years."

"I've been on the road I think probably three years."

Brad Paisley, American Musician

51

"Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides."

"Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides."

Margaret Thatcher, English Leader

48

"If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one."

"If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one."

Dolly Parton, American Musician

47

"When you're on the road, you have to be louder and you have to communicate. That's really the bottom line."

"When you're on the road, you have to be louder and you have to communicate. That's really the bottom line."

Vinny Testaverde, American Football Player

47

"When two drivers curse each other on the road, and one of them happens to be a Jew, you can't define that as anti-Semitism."

"When two drivers curse each other on the road, and one of them happens to be a Jew, you can't define that as anti-Semitism."

Jean-Marie Le Pen, French Politician

46

"It frustrates me about myself when I see I'm not taking the road that demands more of me."

"It frustrates me about myself when I see I'm not taking the road that demands more of me."

Judith Light, American Actress

46

"Our village was built on the Ohio River, and was a halting place on this great national road, then the only avenue of traffic between the South and the North."

"Our village was built on the Ohio River, and was a halting place on this great national road, then the only avenue of traffic between the South and the North."

Rebecca H. Davis, American Author

46

"Minneapolis has two seasons: Road Removal and Snow Repair."

"Minneapolis has two seasons: Road Removal and Snow Repair."

Steven Brust, American Author

45

"Folks, I've had the best seat in the house. Thanks for sharing it, I'll see you down the road."

"Folks, I've had the best seat in the house. Thanks for sharing it, I'll see you down the road."

Brent Musburger, American Celebrity

44

"I always loose a little weight on the road, so I constantly have to be on top of my nutrition and hydration."

"I always loose a little weight on the road, so I constantly have to be on top of my nutrition and hydration."

Matt Cameron, American Musician

43

"I go out on the road for much longer than I probably should and lose more of myself than I should."

"I go out on the road for much longer than I probably should and lose more of myself than I should."

Sarah McLachlan, Canadian Musician

43

"When you arrive at a fork in the road, take it."

"When you arrive at a fork in the road, take it."

Yogi Berra, American Athlete

43

"I think one of the things about writing in the studio is that the song hasn't matured, if you like, so quite often the vocals are early attempts. Whereas once you've taken it out on the road a bit, you learn more about a song."

"I think one of the things about writing in the studio is that the song hasn't matured, if you like, so quite often the vocals are early attempts. Whereas once you've taken it out on the road a bit, you learn more about a song."

Peter Gabriel, English Musician

Road, Song, Writing

43

"Where the road bends abruptly, take short steps."

"Where the road bends abruptly, take short steps."

Ernest Bramah, English Writer

42

"I have such a great band. We had played all this material on the road. I just wanted to let it fly."

"I have such a great band. We had played all this material on the road. I just wanted to let it fly."

Lucinda Williams, American Musician

42

"George Bush was for me the most important ally on the road to German unity."

"George Bush was for me the most important ally on the road to German unity."

Helmut Kohl, German Politician

42

"I think the main thing, don't you, is to keep the show on the road."

"I think the main thing, don't you, is to keep the show on the road."

Elizabeth Bowen, Irish Novelist

42

"For me, writing something down was the only road out."

"For me, writing something down was the only road out."

Anne Tyler, American Novelist

41

"Darren McCarty is a big video game guy, and he brings his systems with him on the road."

"Darren McCarty is a big video game guy, and he brings his systems with him on the road."

Steve Yzerman, Canadian Athlete

41

"Two to three years down the road, other companies not on a model like Dell's will be in trouble."

"Two to three years down the road, other companies not on a model like Dell's will be in trouble."

Jimmy Johnson, American Coach

Road, Trouble, Will, Years

40

"I was brought up in industrial south Lancashire, down the cobbled road from where LS Lowry (1887-1976) lived and painted."

"I was brought up in industrial south Lancashire, down the cobbled road from where LS Lowry (1887-1976) lived and painted."

Ian McKellen, English Actor

40

"If you don't know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere."

"If you don't know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere."

Henry A. Kissinger, American Statesman

39

"I do indeed write on the road. My laptop goes with me everywhere."

"I do indeed write on the road. My laptop goes with me everywhere."

Nora Roberts, American Author

38

"Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens."

"Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens."

J. R. R. Tolkien, English Novelist

38

"And I can't wait to see where the road leads from here."

"And I can't wait to see where the road leads from here."

Dean Stockwell, American Actor

38

"It hasn't been a totally smooth road, but in the whole span of things I feel like a very lucky person."

"It hasn't been a totally smooth road, but in the whole span of things I feel like a very lucky person."

Edward Furlong, American Actor

38

"Gotta take my puppy on the road with me, Killer."

"Gotta take my puppy on the road with me, Killer."

Gregg Allman, American Musician

37

"The roughest road often leads to the top."

"The roughest road often leads to the top."

Christina Aguilera, American Musician

37

"I'm like the drunk in the bar who wants just one more for the road."

"I'm like the drunk in the bar who wants just one more for the road."

Archie Moore, American Athlete

37

"The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense of it."

"The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense of it."

Josh Billings, American Comedian

37

"It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road."

"It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American Athlete

36

"But I tell you, I would really be interested if there was a partner we could take in, that could put them over here on the side, that would allow us full leverage and access down the road."

"But I tell you, I would really be interested if there was a partner we could take in, that could put them over here on the side, that would allow us full leverage and access down the road."

Jim Cantalupo, American Businessman

36

"The middle of the road is for yellow lines and dead armadillos."

"The middle of the road is for yellow lines and dead armadillos."

Jim Hightower, American Activist

35

"The road can be hard on a kid if he's not careful."

"The road can be hard on a kid if he's not careful."

Bill Haley, American Musician

35

"I don't think you'll understand the true repercussions of what the 500 does for you until years down the road."

"I don't think you'll understand the true repercussions of what the 500 does for you until years down the road."

Buddy Rice, American Celebrity

35

"A novel is a mirror carried along a main road."

"A novel is a mirror carried along a main road."

Stendhal, French Writer

34

"I can't remember anybody saying, Let's get this show on the road."

"I can't remember anybody saying, Let's get this show on the road."

Marie Windsor, American Actress

34

"I've been on the road for fifteen years and I had no intent to stop."

"I've been on the road for fifteen years and I had no intent to stop."

Bon Scott, Scottish Musician

34

"Brian came back in on the road and Al stayed, but Al's the original member of the group."

"Brian came back in on the road and Al stayed, but Al's the original member of the group."

Bruce Johnston, American Musician

34

"Show's going well. New season starting, we're on the road."

"Show's going well. New season starting, we're on the road."

Carson Kressley, American Celebrity

34

"The group started getting bigger and bigger, so Al started replacing Brian on the road, and then finally there was a big flare-up with Dave Marks and he left the group."

"The group started getting bigger and bigger, so Al started replacing Brian on the road, and then finally there was a big flare-up with Dave Marks and he left the group."

Bruce Johnston, American Musician

33

"The 60s passed and faded and I grew older, and in 1987 bought a house in upstate New York, and it turned out that John Brown was buried down the road from my house and that he had lived there longer than anywhere else and his house was still standing."

"The 60s passed and faded and I grew older, and in 1987 bought a house in upstate New York, and it turned out that John Brown was buried down the road from my house and that he had lived there longer than anywhere else and his house was still standing."

Russell Banks, American Author

33

"The road was new to me, as roads always are, going back."

"The road was new to me, as roads always are, going back."

Sarah Orne Jewett, American Author

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