Transportation Quotes

“Some beautiful paths can't be discovered without getting lost.”
― Erol Ozan

“You can't understand a city without using its public transportation system.”
― Erol Ozan

“Walking is the only form of transportation in which a man proceeds erect - like a man - on his own legs, under his own power. There is immense satisfaction in that.”
― Edward Abbey, Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast

“I'm not sure he's wrong about automobiles," he said. "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward in civilization -- that is, in spiritual civilization. It may be that they will not add to the beauty of the world, nor to the life of men's souls.”
― Booth Tarkington, The Magnificent Ambersons

“A railroad station? That was sort of a primitive airport, only you didn't have to take a cab 20 miles out of town to reach it.”
― Russell Baker

“Getting from La Jolla to Alta Vista State Hospital isn't easy, unless you have a car or a breakdown. April's Father had a breakdown and they got him there in no time.”
― Tobias Wolff, The Night in Question

“Funny how nobody talks on the tubes, isn't it? I rarely catch the tube myself, or lifts. Confined spaces, everybody shuts down. Why is that? Perhaps we think everybody on the tube is a potential psychopath or a drunk,so we close down and pretend to read a book or something.”
― John Hannah

“Teleportation is weird. Especially if you’re wearing your neighbor’s skin suit and using his body to get around the old fashioned way—by walking. Why don’t you pick me up in a 1990 black Jeep Cherokee?”
― Jarod Kintz, There are Two Typos of People in This World: Those Who Can Edit and Those Who Can't

“Self-driving cars are so lonely. Are you really going to use all that extra commute time to binge-watch Netflix? Why not hire me to sit next to you and whistle all your favorite tunes?”
― Jarod Kintz, There are Two Typos of People in This World: Those Who Can Edit and Those Who Can't

“I wear cargo shorts. I’m in the transportation business.”
― Jarod Kintz, Powdered Saxophone Music

“Good roads coupled with good transportations are essential for good trading.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Cars have run on gasoline for over a century. It’s time we get advanced and start powering them with Duck Soup.”
― Jarod Kintz, Music is fluid, and my saxophone overflows when my ducks slosh in the sounds I make in elevators.

“When I graduated from college, I sought out the cheapest rooms or apartments I could find. One of these put me next to a freeway interchange in Oakland California. The experience of living there, biking everywhere and reading the book The Power Broker by Robert Caro, changed my life and made me appreciate all the issues associated with transportation. I saw exactly how and why the freeway interchange gutted my neighborhood and how the main obstacle and danger to bicycling in urban areas was cars and drivers. This was the early 1990s when many people were waking up to these same issues. I participated in some of the first Critical Mass rides in San Francisco and the East Bay and started giving them my transportation cartoons for flyers and posters. I also discovered the (now defunct) “Auto-Free Times” and Alliance for a Paving Moratorium in Arcata, California and started sending them cartoons as well. By 1994 it had become a major theme in my work.

(2015 interview with Microcosm Publishing)”
― Andy Singer

“Q: Is there a book from your reading that has been particularly inspirational to you?

The Power Broker by Robert Caro is the most inspirational book I've ever read on the subject of transportation and urban planning …but I lived in New York City and knew many of the places and people he was talking about. I'm not sure if it would be as inspirational to others. The book won a Pulitzer Prize when it came out in the 1970s. Caro was a newspaper reporter who wanted to write a book about political power– how it was obtained and wielded and what role agencies played in government. In describing the life of Robert Moses, a highway builder, unelected state bureaucrat and creator of the modern “highway department,” Caro was able to describe (in a microcosm) the transportation and political history of America.
Another great book is Ivan Illich's “Energy and Equity.” That one is a quick read.

(2015 interview with Microcosm Publishing)”
― Andy Singer

“Imagination is my ride to infinity.”
― Steven Magee

“Jet ski’s became the new mode of transportation in the hurricane Ian flooding disaster.”
― Steven Magee

“Good transportation as well as good roads are necessary to promote sustainable tourism.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Once upon a time the general problem of the City Chaotic looked so simple. Boulevards and civic monuments were going to create the City Beautiful. After that proved insufficient, regional plans were to create the City Sensible. These proved unacceptable and now we are struggling, sometimes it seems at the expense of everything else, to improvise the City Traversible.”
― Jane Jacobs, Vital Little Plans: The Short Works of Jane Jacobs

“Transportation should always connect, never divide.”
― Pete Buttigieg

“Infrastructure is the foundation that makes it possible for Americans to thrive and live lives of their choosing.”
― Pete Buttigieg

“Knowing that the resulting features of high-quality infrastructure can stand not just as pillars of transportation, but cathedrals of democracy.”
― Pete Buttigieg

“How do you get around, then?"
He gave a one-shoulder shrug, eyes still on the sign. "I get around in a few different ways. Vampires can run very fast, you know. Also, if necessary, vampires can fly."
Frederick could freaking fly? That was news to me. I glared at him and said, "You told me you wouldn't hide anything important anymore."
"I didn't think knowing how I got around Chicago was important." A corner of his mouth ticked up. "I am also joking about being able to fly."
I rolled my eyes. "Joking, Frederick? Twice in one evening?"
His eyes twinkled with amusement. "Well. Partially joking.”
― Jenna Levine, My Roommate Is a Vampire

“To catch you up, I've been to Siberia, was sold to a vampire in Moscow, and then transported to Apollo's coven in Canada.”
― Sabrina Blackburry, Dirty Lying Dragons

“L'automobile coûte chaque année dix fois plus d'hommes aux U.S.A. que la guerre du Vietnam, autant qu'une guerre mondiale ; et comme la guerre, la bagnole tue d'abord les jeunes : dans les pays développés, elle est la première cause de mortalité entre dix-huit et trente ans. Imagine-t-on la S.N.C.F. ou Air-France présentant un bilan annuel, sans cesse accru, de douze mille tués et cent mille blessés ? Plus personne n'oserait prendre le train ou l'avion, et le peuple indigné mettrait le feu au ministère des Transports.”
― Bernard Charbonneau, L'Hommauto

“India’s road safety challenges are complex and multifactorial, rooted in a combination of rapid urbanization, a surge in vehicular density, inadequate infrastructure, and lax enforcement of traffic regulations.”
― Shivanshu K. Srivastava

“There’s no one-size-fits-all way to get around a trade show city. Whether it’s Uber, subway, or a rental car, the best transportation depends on where you’re staying, how far you need to go, and what kind of schedule you’re on. A poor transportation choice can mean missed meetings, late arrivals, and unnecessary stress.”
― Lisa Masiello, Trade Show 411: The Essential Guide to Exhibiting Like a Pro

“Don’t dismiss the show hotel just because it might charge full price. Staying at a cheaper hotel miles away means spending extra on transportation and wasting time traveling back and forth. Walking to the convention center from a 'more expensive' hotel nearby enables you to save money in the end and keeps your schedule on track.”
― Lisa Masiello, Trade Show 411: The Essential Guide to Exhibiting Like a Pro

“Bali feels completely different when you can explore on your own terms”
― Bali Touristic

“AI Car Design isn’t about replacing creativity; it’s about teaching machines to dream in chrome and speed. – AICars”
― AIinCars

“Some cars run on fuel, some on electricity—future cars will run on pure intelligence. – AICars”
― AIinCars