Driver Quotations

Like many of his fellow skyjackers, 49-year-old Arthur Gates Barkley was motivated by a complicated grievance against the federal government. In 1963, the World War II veteran had been fired as a truck driver for a bakery, after one of his supervisors accused him of harassment.

I was kidnapped by Sunni insurgents near Fallujah, in Iraq, ambushed by the Taliban in the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan, and injured in a car accident that killed my driver while covering the Taliban occupation of the Swat Valley in Pakistan.

Well, they had a lot of the things they found in his possession. They had the map, you know, that marked the route of the parade. They had statements from the bus driver and the taxicab driver that hauled him somewhere.

No matter how good a driver you are, you have to have the right car and the right team behind you in order to succeed.

According to the IRS, the wealthiest 400 Americans, who earned an average of roughly $270 million in 2008, paid an average tax rate of just 18.2 percent that year. That's about the same rate paid by a single truck driver in Rhode Island. It's not right, and we need to restore fairness to our tax code.

A race driver needs to be quick, to be intelligent, to have good relationships and be in the right place at the right time. There are a lot of factors that would create a successful race driver.

We had a very normal, sort of ghetto, urban upbringing. My father was a bus driver and my mother was a seamstress and a substitute schoolteacher, off and on. So, that all adds up to no money.

One of the nicest things about receiving the accolade of Australia is that, previously, the knighthood was historically for what was termed 'the establishment.' Now, this is an accolade for somebody who comes from a working-class background. Someone whose father was a truck driver and decided to buy a truck.

I opened up a frozen-yogurt business out of college. I didn't finish college; I went halfway, and then I worked for Joel Silver, the producer, as a driver for a year.

The major driver of economics is the equilibrium approach, which has taken various forms over the years. General equilibrium is the statement that all the different parts of the economy influence each other, even if it's remote, like mortgage-backed securities and their demands on automobiles.

I do talk like a truck driver sometimes, or I curse. What can I say?

Television is much better crafted today then in the 70s. The content is less positive but I'm one of those that feel our entertainment reflects our world, it's not a driver - art imitates life.

The most important thing for small businesses is getting the economy back on its feet. That - the key driver of small business activity is demand for their product, and that is what we are trying to do, getting the economy back on its feet. That's far more important than other factors.

A major driver of the cost of healthcare in the United States is a compromise that was reached with the American Medical Association in the 1960s when Medicare was first established.

That's what race fans love to see. That's what they bought this ticket for. That's what they're sitting in the grandstands rooting on their favorite driver for is to see him get out there, mix it up clean and bring it home just like we were, third and fourth.

I love the role of being the experienced driver and that is definitely the case next year - I think I am the most experienced guy in F1 next year.

Geeks are a critical driver of America's innovation ecosystem, from the entrepreneurs launching startups in Silicon Valley to the scientists experimenting in university research labs to the whiz kids building gadgets in their parents' garages.

All scientists agree that evolution has occurred - that all life comes from a common ancestry, that there has been extinction, and that new taxa, new biological groups, have arisen. The question is, is natural selection enough to explain evolution? Is it the driver of evolution?

As far as I'm concerned, Parnelli Jones was the greatest driver of his era. He had aggressiveness and also a finesse that no one else possessed. And he won with everything he put his hands on, including off-road.

I feel comfortable around every driver out there and each driver is in charge of their own car, but you feel very secure racing the competition out there.

The larger the disaster, the more necessary it is to have the government as the principal driver of recovery.

Most of the time, economic data is fairly benign. I don't wish to imply it is meaningless, but it is not a driver of stock markets. Indeed, the correlation between economic noise and how equity markets perform has been wildly overemphasized.

There are three lessons in philanthropy - one, involve the family, especially the spouse. She can be a remarkable driver of your initiative. Two, you need to build an institution, and you need to scale it up. Choose a leader for philanthropy whom you trust. Three, philanthropy needs patience, tenacity and time.

When we went into World War II, I was a tractor driver then. I drove tractors on the plantation. So when they start calling people my age, 18, up, I was one they called.

You hear things about certain people. When you hear someone was mean to a limo driver or a wardrobe lady, or someone was rotten to a fan, somewhere in your brain it gets stuck.

The living nightmare for a red state NASCAR driver would be a gay French driver.

It was my first time taking a taxi with Mason. I had to tell the driver to wait because I had to get the stroller out of the car.

The potential for a weakening dollar is definitely a driver for gold. We could see $700 an ounce in two years.

The only driver stronger than an economic argument to do something is the war argument, the I-don't-want-to-die argument.

We are looking to identify that driver and piece together exactly what happened.

We believe that there is possibly one. We do have a witness who says he did speak to the driver of the vehicle as the vehicle was submerging telling him to get out, and he did not. So we do know according to a witness (there was) at least one victim.

We believe that the avoidance-maneuver tests we conduct provide consistent results and closely simulate a read-world situation in which a driver needs to suddenly steer around an obstacle in the road. In our view the tests are repeatable and valid.

There are definitely answers only the cab driver can give us.

We're in a happy situation in this country in that nonresidential property or commercial construction is set to take over from residential property construction as the main driver of fixed investment in buildings.

We're in a happy situation in this country in that non-residential property or commercial construction is set to take over from residential property construction as the main driver of fixed investment in buildings.

Whether (Tyco's) life as a short-seller's clay pigeon has been the driver or whether the company's own inability to make the case clearly enough has been the culprit, (Tyco) now is in a major league quandary,

We're making some great ground on these tracks. This is the best opportunity I've had as a driver and the team is really capable from top to bottom.

When we got used to each other, I had pretty good idea of what he wanted to be done to the car, and we'd discuss matters. He's such a great driver that he could tell the car was not running right even though other people, including me, would think he's the fastest guy on the track. I've learned a lot from him. It allowed me to also develop more knowledge and provide more input.

What he had as a driver is a quality he shares with many of his compatriots, ... He was canny.

We're really excited to have such an experienced and talented road course racer added to our team for the Sonoma and Watkins Glen races, ... He was the best driver available to us and we couldn't be happier that his schedule allowed him to be able to participate in both races. Along with Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe, we expect the Target Team to be the team to beat out there for these two road course races. We had a strong showing at the first street race in St. Petersburg. We're hoping the addition of Giorgio will help us turn the corner in that department and get to victory lane.

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Ultimately, the best driver will always do something special, whatever the rules and whatever the regulations. Same thing with the teams.

With those long straights and tight corners, Martinsville is a tough track on the brakes and the motors. It really puts a lot of it on the driver too because it is so mentally exhausting to go run around for 500 laps on those tight turns. We had a good run going in the spring here before we were wrecked, and Kurt has taken the car to victory lane here before. We all know he knows how to run short tracks, so we'll see if he can keep the fenders clean and get a good finish.

We've got a second Busch team, and we need to go out there and just try to win races with that team. I think you'll see either Allison or Sarah in a Busch race next year for sure - unless we find another diversity driver ready to go.

We've won eight races out of 11 this season. That is normally enough for both a driver and team to dominate the standings. Our target now is to win the remaining races and if we can do that, we will feel quite good about ourselves as we look to next season.

We have a small amount of evidence at the scene, but we don't think it was intentional, ... The driver probably doesn't even know he struck anything.

We achieved what we needed to achieve, we finished the race and finished well but I'm a racer and you always want to do better. I made some mistakes but overall I have to be pleased. I think for me, the record is great but the less of a female novelty that this thing becomes, the better. I'm just trying to be a race car driver and do what these guys do.

We did draw blood from the driver and that is to see if there's anything in his system that would cause him to be impaired.

There is a recession already in some industries. And I think the key driver is going to be the consumer and how bad the unemployment rate is going to be, considering that layoffs are starting to pick up.

There are some similar aspects to all these communities. There is a robust economy in a couple of key areas -- tourism is a key driver as well as professional services. We view this as yet another external validation of the strength of the Florida economy and, therefore, the strength of our strategic plan to develop the economy.

There are some holes on the course that I tried to hit my driver harder than I hit it all year,

There are differences between what the driver said happened and what the guys said happened and because they'd been drinking, they are not as reliable as witnesses as he is.

We had a few different plans, actually. It just depended on where the puck was going to be. 'Pies' made a great play just to be able to bump it back, and I just took out my driver and swung at it, and fortunately the puck went between his legs.

The real driver of the gold price continues to be lack of selling, leaving a small volume of investment/speculative buyers calling the shots.

The real driver of enhanced valuation is going to be AOL in the near term and the long term,

The real driver for this discussion is the presence or absence of life on Mars. Like most astronomers, I'd love to believe it's there (or life was at one time) but we probably won't know for sure until humans explore the planet.

We set out 10 years ago to improve safety for competitors and spectators. We've not seen a driver killed for 20 years almost,

This quarter's results reflect the success of our ongoing strategy to be a services-driven company. The primary driver continued to be DirecTV, where we added over half a million new subscribers worldwide, including 405,000 here in the United States.

This win today has so many interesting, worthy facets, ... Bobby touched on Buddy coming in, getting a good ride. Was there a stronger car in the field today? Was there a stronger driver in the field today? My God, Buddy just would not stop, and it was eating everybody alive. There's something about it, it was I think preordained certainly. You could feel it. You could feel it from the start of the race.

We had been talking with Sen. Sears about malpractice reform. The driver is safety, not economics ? we want to create an environment to encourage internal reporting.

When I made contact with the driver of the suspect vehicle, a Mr. David Kennedy, there were several pornographic magazines on the seat next to him.

When I came to the scene my first concern was for the Chevy Impala, not knowing who was in the car, ... I thought it was a fatal. Luckily the driver wasnt killed. You always think the worst.

The only option a driver has is to literally not do it. If he (crew chief) says, 'Pit,' you drive by and say, 'I didn't hear you, what'd you say, come back.' And that's happened, and sometimes you wish you hadn't done that. Other times it works out.

The primary driver of this slowing is consumer spending. Spending will be hurt by continued elevated energy prices and a slowing in housing.

The primary driver in raising rates is the claims experience in your state. This will cause upward pressure on rates in states where the storm has occurred.

The primary driver behind the miss looks to be net interest margin compression, which we have seen from other banks that have reported this quarter. But it seems more pronounced with Sovereign.

The price of oil will be the main driver this week, particularly since there is so little economic news.

Mandatory seat belt laws save lives. Mark is very well respected and well known for his skills as a driver and with his help we'll work with the legislator to get a primary seat belt law passed next year.

Make your plans early. Choose a designated driver so you get home safely and avoid the possibility of injuring yourself or others.

Make sure there's a designated driver or get a cab. Never drink alone or on an empty stomach and don't drink to get drunk. People say that takes the fun out of drinking but that's the rule that psychiatrists and substance abuse programs use.

Love is the driver for all great stories: not just romantic love, but the love of parent for child, for family, for country.

Last year was such an amazing experience for me personally. It helped a great deal that I had so much confidence in my equipment - especially my driver and golf ball. It's no secret on tour that Callaway makes the most technologically superior equipment in the game. That had a tremendous amount to do with the success I enjoyed last season, and I am extremely happy to be continuing my relationship with Callaway Golf.

Many organizations have ILM initiatives or are interested in starting one because of all the publicity. But the biggest driver is that storage costs are growing at an astronomical rate, and they're being mandated to cut the storage budget.

Serving as a school bus driver is a very rewarding job. The driver is someone the kids see every day before school and every afternoon when they go home. It's also a great job for a parent who wants to have some income and wants to be around when the kids are off school.

She was an expert driver and extraordinarily cautious in every aspect of her life.

She's proved herself enough. It's not like she's looked at as a female on track. She's just another driver and a very good one at that.

She's going to look to score every time she touches it. She can shoot it, she's an aggressive driver and she can post up. She's really a triple-threat player.

Short messaging services has been the driver of the growth for these companies and I'm not sure if the average investor realizes this. They see an Internet company that recently turned profitable and that's been enough ammo to bid the stocks higher.

She has been a pretty strong presence at the company for a long time, and was obviously a big driver in the launch of Weekend Edition. The fact that she's leaving by mutual agreement indicates that the board is becoming more active, and is willing to make tougher decisions.

Since Sirius has a slight disadvantage to XM in the OEM channel, retail channel must be the greater driver for share gains for Sirius,

She put her arm around the young driver and reassured her the important thing is everyone is OK and cars can always be repaired. The girl apparently told her that she had hoped to meet the governor someday, but not under those circumstances.

Most parents call their own company and say, 'What does it cost to add a teen driver to my policy?' I think they tend to live with whatever the answer is.

Motor racing is going to miss a phenomenal race driver and I'm going to miss a good friend. I think I will learn a lot with Sam. He is an experienced driver even though he is young. He's been fast at a lot of tracks where we haven't done well so I hope to learn from him.

My legs have become accustomed to the treadmill. And in L.A., running on the street is asking for a distracted texting driver to knock you over.

One witness said the trash truck driver went through the stop sign. Another witness said he barely stopped.

My extensive career, with its victories and defeats, championships, etc., has been well documented. My entire life has been focused on being the best race car driver I can be.

More warning signs. A safe driver is always prepared. More signs would help a driver to be prepared.

More than five million Texans are expected to travel for the Christmas-New Year's holiday, with the majority of those travelers driving to their destination. In an effort to keep the roadways safe, we encourage partygoers to act responsibly by buckling up and having a designated driver or to utilize our Tipsy Tow service.

Maybe if he didn't have a government car and driver and had to pay for his own gas like ordinary folks, or if he lost everything he owned in a hurricane, he would be a bit more compassionate,

Maybe the driver was foreign and new to the area. Workers who have been here some time will be aware of the problem.

Now we recognize we need to spend more time on driver-behavior safety programs. Driver performance is playing a far greater role in contributing to crashes.

Obviously the driver was extremely fortunate, when you go through something like this. That was better than any landing in the Olympics if you're on TV, that's for sure.

Obviously, I've played some good tournaments in U.S. Opens. And that's the way I want to play this week. You know, not hammer your driver out there.

Right now I've got one driver that runs back and forth all day long with our product.

Right now, I'll just be watching, but later in the season, they're going to let me get into some of their stuff. We're going to be going to VIR later in February and doing some testing there and some driver training.

Police officers and firemen have safety training and protective equipment. The most a taxi driver might have is a Plexiglas window.

My score doesn't matter. As a coach, the big thing at the high school level is to work on course management. I stress shot selection and playing smart golf. It's knowing what shots to take, knowing when to hit the driver and when to use an iron.

Nigeria is the major driver behind the price rise. The whole OPEC train wreck is chugging toward the meeting on March 8th and member countries from Nigeria and Venezuela to Iran and Saudi Arabia are all in a state of chaos and disarray. Not to mention the fact that they all have some gripe with the U.S.

On the same lot where we were filming Date Movie was a movie that Hugh Grant was filming. I think he knew that we were doing it and maybe his driver had told him I was doing a character similar to the sort of thing he was doing, but we never spoke. I may still write a letter of apology to him. I think the guy is brilliant.

On the other hand, it let Tony Stewart move into new prominence and establish his name. He has probably picked up more popularity this year than any driver that we've had in a long time. He's at the point right now where he's knocking on the door that had been reserved for Earnhardt Jr. and Gordon. I've followed Stewart since he was 18 years old, through his success at Indy, and he has a lot of appeal to women.