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Thomas Jefferson Politician, Founding Father
Wheels

"The introduction of so powerful an agent as steam [to a carriage on wheels] will make a great change in the situation of man."

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Steven Wright Comedian
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"A cop stopped me for speeding/ He said, 'Why were you going so fast?' I said, 'See this thing my foot is on? It's called an accelerator. When you push down on it, it sends more gas to the engine. The whole car just takes right off. And see this thing [mimes steering wheel]? This steers it'"

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Susan Sontag Essayist, Critic, Activist
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"Intelligence is not necessarily a good thing, something to value or cultivate. It's more like a fifth wheel - necessary or desirable when things break down. When things go well, it's better to be stupid ... Stupidity is as much a value as intelligence."

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Mahatma Gandhi Political Leader
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"Every woman will tell the curious that with the disappearance of the spinning wheel vanished India's happiness and prosperity."

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Mahatma Gandhi Political Leader
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"When the wheel was accepted as part of the national flag, it was surely implied that the spinning wheel would hum in every household."

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