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Commuting Quotes

Honest lines about the routines built around getting from home to work.

Long before remote work, plenty of well-known figures built entire routines around getting from one place to another, and these commuting quotes reflect that everyday reality. For more on the people and places that shaped those journeys, browse our Baby quotes.

In 1941 I finished at Allison Intermediate School (grades 7-9), and started at North High School, commuting by bicycle about 5 miles from home to school.

Quotes by Vernon L. Smith

I liked Edinburgh as a university in a way that I'd never enjoyed King's College London. I realised after I came to Edinburgh that perhaps it was a mistake to have gone to a college which was bang in the...

Quotes by Peter Higgs

I grew up in Zimbabwe in Southern Africa, and I moved to London when I was 17. And I started commuting and, actually, to go to college. And I used to really enjoy that part of my journey where the...

Quotes by Paula Hawkins

At least inside the city of Seattle, driving is going to be a hobby in 2035. It's not going to be a mode of commuting the same way hunting is a hobby for some people, but it's not how most...

Quotes by Oren Etzioni

Allison Quotes

I spent years commuting into London when I was working as a temp, and I hated the monotony of it.

Quotes by Olivia Colman

If we can survive being married and working on a soap together, commuting back and forth when we lived in New Jersey, and we didn't get divorced then, we're never gonna get divorced.

Quotes by Mark Consuelos

I have run a general election campaign pregnant and ran Ed Miliband's leadership campaign commuting to London with a new baby so I already have my system set up.

Quotes by Lucy Powell

I decided that I wanted a farm back in 1940 when I was with the Dodgers. I tried to find one within commuting distance of New York.

Quotes by Larry MacPhail

The scene then as now was centered in New York. For the most part, I've kept a bit apart from that attractive and seductive city. I've done it by living in the country within commuting distance.

Quotes by Kenneth Noland

Australia Quotes

I am maintaining my schedule of commuting to Washington, D.C. each week from Oregon so that I can spend my weekends and days when we are not in session traveling to communities throughout my district.

Quotes by Greg Walden

I love commuting between languages just like I love commuting between cultures and cities.

Quotes by Elif Safak

I had a place in England and was commuting from England to Australia, which is pretty stupid, but after two years I sort of knew what I wanted to do, more or less.

Quotes by Diane Cilento

If you track your organization's creativity by the number of brainstorms on your calendar, you're missing out. It's more important to capture those unplanned sparks of inspiration that so often come when we're cooking dinner, taking a shower, or commuting...

Quotes by Charles Best

Frequently Asked Questions

Do these commuting quotes mention specific distances or methods?
Yes, one recalls a roughly five-mile bicycle ride to school back in the 1940s, a concrete detail rather than a vague memory. It's one of the more specific commuting stories in this set.
Is commuting shown as a burden or something people accept?
It's mostly framed as a practical trade-off rather than pure hardship. One person chose to live outside the city specifically so they could commute in rather than live in the middle of it.
Do any quotes connect commuting to relationships or family life?
Yes, one describes a married couple commuting long distances for work as part of what kept their relationship intact through a difficult stretch. Another mentions managing a demanding campaign commute with a new baby in tow.
Does commuting only refer to work travel here?
Mostly, though the examples cover school trips, career-driven travel, and political campaign work rather than a single narrow definition. For more everyday routines, see our Baby quotes, which touches related family logistics.
What era do these commuting quotes come from?
They span decades, from a 1940s school commute to more recent references tied to modern political campaigns. That range shows commuting has been a constant feature of working life regardless of the decade.

Whether it's a short bike ride to school or a cross-country trip between jobs, commuting shapes daily life in ways these quotes make plain. Curious about other everyday routines? Check our Back quotes for more.