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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.

I'm pretty slow at writing papers.

Quotes by Alan Guth

The slow pace of trains in the U.S. can be maddening, particularly during delays on rail sidings for an hour or more to enable freight trains - which have the right-of-way - to pass.

Quotes by Alan Huffman

I remember in the first part of the race I was sixth and I could have gone quicker, but I had to go slow. It was one of the most difficult things I have ever done.

Quotes by Alain Prost

To bring the benefits of the digital age to all Americans, the FCC needs to make it easier for companies to build and expand broadband networks. We need to reduce the cost of broadband deployment, and we need to eliminate...

Quotes by Ajit Pai

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.