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Road Quotes

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

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

Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish Educator

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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 Easy Street goes through the sewer."

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

John Madden, American Entertainer

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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

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

Gregg Allman, American Musician

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"They will say you are on the wrong road, if it is your own."

"They will say you are on the wrong road, if it is your own."

Antonio Porchia, Italian Poet

Road, Will, Wrong

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"Normally, you go into the recording studio, make a record and then take it on the road and you think... wow... I could have done THIS to it, or something."

"Normally, you go into the recording studio, make a record and then take it on the road and you think... wow... I could have done THIS to it, or something."

Brian Setzer, American Musician

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"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

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"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

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

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

Stendhal, French Writer

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"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

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"I don't go down the road of condemning."

"I don't go down the road of condemning."

Joel Osteen, American Clergyman

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"The roughest road often leads to the top."

"The roughest road often leads to the top."

Christina Aguilera, American Musician

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"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

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

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

Steven Brust, American Author

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"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

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"I'd better be on the road, or I'll be going nuts. I'm not the kind of guy who sits around with a pipe and slippers watching soap operas."

"I'd better be on the road, or I'll be going nuts. I'm not the kind of guy who sits around with a pipe and slippers watching soap operas."

Tommy Shaw, American Musician

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"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

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"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

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"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there."

"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there."

Lewis Carroll, English Author

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"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

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"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

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"After I retired and came off the road, I gathered up all my musical instruments and suddenly, I wanted them all to be perfect."

"After I retired and came off the road, I gathered up all my musical instruments and suddenly, I wanted them all to be perfect."

Tom T. Hall, American Musician

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"Good things do not come easy. The road is lined with pitfalls."

"Good things do not come easy. The road is lined with pitfalls."

Desi Arnaz, American Actor

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"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

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

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

Ernest Bramah, English Writer

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"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

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"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

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