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Slow Quotes

What takes time, and why that's not a flaw.

These quotes treat slowness in different lights - a candid personal admission of being slow at everything, and an observation about how gradually industry adapts to new consumer demand. See Change quotes for more on how transitions unfold.

Imagine that: If you could change one of the genes in an experiment, an aging gene, maybe you could slow down aging and extend lifespan.

Quotes by Cynthia Kenyon

That's when I'm at my rawest. When I'm performing with the band. It's just like the groove is going, whether we're fast or slow, I can just transport myself.

Quotes by Craig Robinson

When I started writing material, I realised you could take a ballad like Usher's 'Nice and Slow,' sing the same melody over a garage track, and everyone would be up and dancing.

Quotes by Craig David

Aging gracefully is one thing, but trying to slow it down is another.

Quotes by Courteney Cox

You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I'll ruin you.

Quotes by Cornelius Vanderbilt

'Beatriz' has been a slow burn; people are still finding the movie. It's actually similar to the first few years of 'Friday Night Lights.'

Quotes by Connie Britton

You don't burn out from going too fast. You burn out from going too slow and getting bored.

Quotes by Cliff Burton

I made more decisions in a half-day as governor than you can make in a whole week in the Senate... it's too slow for me.

Quotes by Chuck Robb

Changes which are slow and gradual can be hard to notice even if their ultimate impact is quite dramatic.

Quotes by Chrystia Freeland

Downloadable music is the biggest musical phenomenon since the Beatles, and the music industry is slow to come to grips with that.

Quotes by Chuck D

I'm slow to pick things up. Everybody always seems to know more than I do.

Quotes by Christopher Lloyd

I try to be realistic, listen to my body and know when to slow down.

Quotes by Christie Rampone

The best players try to not slow down when they put the pads on.

Quotes by Christian McCaffrey

I don't follow anything online. I am rather slow on that side.

Quotes by Christian Louboutin

Washington is agonizingly slow at learning from its mistakes. Especially in the Middle East.

Quotes by Chris Murphy

I'm always calculating what I want to do, who I want to be, what I want to accomplish. I don't need to worry about that - that's always there on a slow simmer. The muscle I have to work on...

Quotes by Chris Pine

I think I've lost that ability to slow things down - that ability drivers have to calculate what's coming by you at tremendous speed. I used to have it.

Quotes by Chris Rea

Bitcoin solved the double-spend problem. The key problem was payment confirmation without central clearing. Bitcoin's solution was ingenious but wasteful - it's fairly slow, and you can't put other things on it.

Quotes by Chris Larsen

The privilege of being a writer is that you have this opportunity to slow down and to consider things.

Quotes by Chris Abani

I'm a very slow reader.

Quotes by Chip Kidd

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this collection of "slow" quotes cover?
It ranges from a personal admission of being slow at everything, to a harsh historical put-down of a social class, industry's slow adaptation, and a reflection on perfection taking time.
Is there a quote about being slow at everything?
Yes: "I'm slow at everything I do."
Does this collection include any harsh historical commentary?
Yes, restrained: one quote is a harshly critical, historical-style description of a social class - "The intellectual bourgeois of the old Empire" - calling it "mentally slow" among other put-downs. That's presented as the historical text's own opinion, not a characterization endorsed by this page.
Is there a quote about industry adapting slowly?
Yes: "Industry is extremely slow in readjusting itself to the manufacture of modern consumer goods."
Is there a quote linking slowness to perfection?
Yes: "Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time."

A closing line reframes slowness as the very mechanism of perfection, achieved only in degrees over time. Explore Great quotes or Down quotes for related themes.