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Hunter S. Thompson Journalist, Author
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"No cop was ever born who wasn't a sucker for a finely-executed high-speed Controlled Drift all the way around one of those clover-leaf freeway interchanges."

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Ayn Rand Philosopher, Novelist
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"She started off, walking fast, as if the speed of her steps could give form to the things she felt."

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Umberto Eco Writer, Philosopher, Literary Critic
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"We invented the car, and it made it easier for us to crash and die. If I gave a car to my grandfather, he would die in five minutes, while I have grown up slowly to accept speed."

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Veronica Roth Author
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"He seems designed specifically for speed and deadly accuracy. But not strength, not particularly-he is smart, but not strong. Only strong enough to carry me."

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Tony Parker Professional Basketball Player
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"For me, speed isn't anything I ever practiced. It's all in the genes. Plus, my mom gave me a lot of vitamins when I was small."

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Stephen Covey Author, Speaker
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"Trust is a powerful accelerator to performance and when trust goes up, speed also goes up while cost comes down - producing what we call a trust dividend."

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