Drive
The pull of drive is a quiet fire—something that hums beneath the surface, turning small efforts into relentless motion until the task, the dream, or the habit becomes an extension of the self. These quotes capture the tension between will and weariness, the moment when persistence feels like a second nature.
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“I used to drive a scooter and once a minicab driver pulled a U-turn in front of me and I went flying over his bonnet. Happily I didn't do myself much of an injury at all. It was straight out of 'The Dukes of Hazzard'.”
Alexander Armstrong“In high school, I would drive my teachers batty. They would make a statement, and I would say, 'Why is that?' They didn't want to be questioned.”
Eli Broad“She wants to drive me crazy so that I’ll want her even more. She’s teasing me. That’s what women do. You ever heard of a man doing this? Course not.”
Jack Dancer“I drive something different every day. It's just my hobby.”
Scott Storch“I grew up a big fan of the J. R. Ewing character of the 'Dallas' TV show, and I grew up around people who were very similar to J. R.: they had come into a ton of money. And they loved to flaunt it and loved to drive fancy cars and wear the big cowboy hats and nice suits.”
John Layfield“We have to address head-on the underlying issues that drive crime.”
Wes Moore“I was really scared that I would never be able to date anyone... because there was a huge stigma against drag. But the drive was so strong to do it that I was like, 'I don't care. If that happens, I'm fine.'”
Alaska“Don't drive a car in the dream, else you won't drive it on earth. Don't wish to become, else you won't become. Don't associate with fools, else your ancestors will be insulted. Don't be addicted to wine, else your pocket will be empty. Don't be drunk, else you'll be attacked.”
Michael Bassey Johnson“Most of the time, women believe that what lies ahead is a precipice. Whereas, if you continue to drive and stay on the path, the road will open up in front of you, and you will reach your destination. You don't need to turn around and abandon the journey.”
Arundhati Bhattacharya“Sometimes our childhood experiences are emotionally intense, which can create strong mental models. These experiences and our assumptions about them are then reinforced in our memory and can continue to drive our behavior as adults.”
Elizabeth Thornton“They've made it a felon to drive from Florida to Louisiana with any fighting birds, so I've had to get rid of most of my chickens. I only got about a hundred left now, which I just keep for colour and breeding. I love those birds as much as anything.”
Roy Jones Jr.“Personal growth centers on two types of people, the ones we like and the ones that drive us crazy.”
Auliq Ice“I drive a hybrid, and we've changed our light bulbs and windows and installed solar panels and geothermal ground source heat pumps and most everything else.”
Al Gore“I can't imagine that I would be the person I am today if, over the last seven years, I had been married to somebody who didn't feel 100 percent comfortable with my drive, my ambition, my interest in thinking big and swinging for the fences.”
Ivanka Trump“People see my impressions as a great skill and I am flattered, but there are things I can't do that everyone else can. I can do funny voices and funny faces but I can't drive.”
Matt Lucas“I never wanted to be an actor. I only came to Hollywood to drive my mother out to visit my grandmother.”
Fred MacMurray“Anna Petrovna: Do you know what, Kolya? Try and sing, laugh, get angry, as you once did... You stay in, we'll laugh and drink fruit liqueur and we'll drive away your depression in a flash. I'll sing if you like. Or else let's go and sit in the dark in your study as we used to, and you'll tell me about your depression... You have such suffering eyes. I'll look into them and cry, and we'll both feel better.”
Anton Chekhov“It is going to be special to drive in the Netherlands because it means I can take part in a Formula One demonstration in a country where I have a lot of family and friends.”
Nelson Piquet“I liked to drive around, just playing music for everyone.”
Gia Coppola“Brands who come to China, often they just care about price - so they actually drive the suppliers to cut corners on environmental standards to win a contract.”
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