#rake

There is a limit to the application of democratic methods. You can inquire of all the passengers as to what type of car they like to ride in, but it is impossible to question them as to whether to apply the brakes when the train is at full speed and accident threatens. ↗

— Leon Trotsky

#application #apply #brakes #car #democratic

People who make no mistakes lack boldness and the spirit of adventure. They are the brakes on the wheels of progress. ↗

— Dale Turner

#boldness #brakes #lack #make #mistakes

While playing golf today I hit two good balls. I stepped on a rake. ↗

— Henny Youngman

#golf #good #hit #i #playing

It's all happening too fast. I've got to put the brakes on or I'll smack into something. ↗

— Mel Gibson

#fast #got #happening #i #into

To get the adrenaline pumping between events - or to help me switch off, Jay Z, the Roots and Drake are on my playlist. ↗

— Jessica Ennis

#between #drake #events #get #help

He was a rake among scholars, and a scholar among rakes. ↗

— Thomas B. Macaulay

#rake #scholar #scholars

I'm a massive fan of Drake, and we walked right past him. He's too cool to be clapping One Direction though. ↗

— Zayn Malik

#direction #drake #fan #him #i

Newman's first law: It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down. ↗

— Paul Newman

#down #first #first law #law #newman

To what a bad choice is many a worthy woman betrayed, by that false and inconsiderate notion, That a reformed rake makes the best husband! ↗

— Samuel Richardson

#best #betrayed #choice #false #husband

I hooked up my accelerator pedal in my car to my brake lights. I hit the gas, people behind me stop, and I'm gone. ↗

— Steven Wright

#accelerator #behind #brake #gas #gone