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Highway Quotes

On roads and journeys

These highway quotes treat music and life itself as roads with many lanes, much like the flow found in our Movement collection.

If there's an intellectual highway, there's also an intellectual subway.

Quotes by Stanley Crouch

Bookstores don't exactly dot the American highway in the grand manner of Sbarros.

Quotes by Rosecrans Baldwin

I have this soft spot for have-nots. So, I was really inclined to portray their pain and pathos in 'Highway.'

Quotes by Randeep Hooda

I have always thought of music as a highway with many lanes.

Quotes by Marvin Hamlisch

Emotion Quotes

A communication highway without content is inconceivable.

Quotes by Hubert Burda

Throughout U.S. history, competent public investments have been an essential complement to private investments - from the Louisiana Purchase, to land-grant colleges, to the Interstate Highway System, to the Internet.

Quotes by Felix Rohatyn

Frequently Asked Questions

How do these highway quotes describe music?
One quote imagines music as a highway with many lanes, suggesting there's room for many different sounds and styles to travel side by side. It's a way of framing musical variety as movement rather than competition.
Is there an 'intellectual highway' mentioned in these quotes?
Yes, one line plays with the idea that an intellectual highway must also have an intellectual subway, hinting at different levels or speeds of thinking. It adds a playful structure to how ideas travel, much like the layout found in our Structure collection.
Do any quotes mention bookstores along the highway?
One quote notes that bookstores don't line the American highway the way certain restaurant chains do, pointing out how commercial roadside culture leaves literature behind. It's a subtle comment on what gets prioritized along the road.
What does the 'Highway' film quote say about pain and portrayal?
One quote explains a soft spot for people who have little, describing the intent to portray real pain and hardship through that film. It shows how the word highway can carry emotional weight beyond just roads and travel, connecting to the honesty found in our Identity quotes.
Are these highway quotes only about literal roads?
No, most of them use the highway as a metaphor for music, thought, or life's movement rather than describing actual driving. That figurative use ties closely to our Movement collection, where journeys are often more symbolic than physical.

Others reflect on pain and portrayal along the road, connecting naturally with our Identity quotes.