William Manchester Quotes

Speed is the absolute essence of any form of combat

I can still steal a base anytime I get ready.

Quickness is the essence of the war.

It's not necessarily size that matters, it's how fast you move that implement.

The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but to those who see it coming and jump aside.

Power and speed be hands and feet.

Speed has always been there in college football.

My qualities are more when I move around and use my speed.

Speed focuses the mind. It cuts through the fog of drab everyday living and keeps us on our toes. Speed works. Speed saves lives. Speed is good. And we should have more of it, not less.

Almost before the big motor-car stopped, the girl sprang out.

Speed, agility and responsiveness are the keys to future success.

There is no secrecy comparable to celerity.

It is better to act too quickly than it is to wait too long.

Brooks Robinson is not a fast man, but his arms and legs move very quickly.

I’ve never been very keen on women who hang their sex round their neck like baubles. I think it should be discovered. It’s more interesting to discover the sex in a woman than it is to have it thrown at you, like a Marilyn Monroe or those types. To me they are rather vulgar and obvious.

Annabeth came up to me. She was dressed in black camouflage with her Celestial bronze knife strapped to her arm and her laptop bag slung over her shoulder—ready for stabbing or surfing the Internet, whichever came first.

One should be ever booted and spurred and ready to depart.

One should always have one's boots on and be ready to leave.

Sharper than a serpents tongue, tighter than a bongo drum, quicker than a one night stand, slicker than a mambo band.

Act now. Act with speed.

There’s no such thing as ready,” she says. “There’s only willing.

I've always believed in quickness over strength and size.

I'm the fastest thing on two feet.

He's as quick as a hiccup.

Strippers should be role-models for little girls. If only for the fact that they wax their assholes.