“Hasten slowly. Run faster than beauty.”
Diary of an Unknown (1988)
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“You cannot run faster than a bullet.”
Idi Amin (1925–2003) third president of Uganda
Quoted in The Mammoth Book of Zingers, Quips, and One-Liners (2004) by Geoff Tibballs, p. 51.
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“Well, I think Perl should run faster than C.”
Larry Wall (1954) American computer programmer and author, creator of Perl
[199801200306.TAA11638@wall.org, 1998]
Usenet postings, 1998
U.G. Krishnamurti (1918–2007) Indian philosopher
Part III: Nice Meeting You, and Goodbye
The Courage to Stand Alone (2001)
“I see no advantage in these new clocks. They run no faster than the ones made 100 years ago.”
Henry Ford (1863–1947) American industrialist
“[Footnote:] An Ant on a hot stove-lid runs faster than an Ant on a cold one. Who wouldn't?”
Will Cuppy (1884–1949) American writer
The Ant, from Insects for Everybody
How to Attract the Wombat (1949)
António Guterres (1949) Secretary-General of the United Nations
Said in a visit to Nigeria in 2019. Recorded in an Instagram post https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzxt5h-nYhT/ on UN Environment
