The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart. — Iris Murdoch
Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live. — Mark Twain
Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a gym. — Bill Nye
I Want To Ride My Bicycle I Want To Ride My Bike I Want To Ride My bicycle I Want To Ride It Where I Like — Freddie Mercury
It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. — Ernest Hemingway
The advantages? Exercise, no parking problems, gas prices, it's fun. An automobile is expensive. You have to find a place to park and it's not fun. So why not ride a bicycle? I recommend it. — Stephen Breyer
Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. — John F. Kennedy
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race. — H. G. Wells
She who succeeds in gaining the mastery of the bicycle will gain the mastery of life. — Susan B. Anthony
She who succeeds in gaining the mastery of the bicycle will gain the mastery of life. — Frances E. Willard
One of the most important days of my life was when I learned to ride a bicycle. — Michael Palin
Life is like a ten speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use. — Charles M. Schulz
In Europe, I always have fun bike riding in Amsterdam. — Ezra Koenig
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. — Albert Einstein
A motorcycle is an independent thing. — Ryan Hurst
Short Bicycle Quotes
Ride as much or as little, or as long or as short as you feel. But ride. — Eddy Merckx
Life is like riding a bicycle. You don't fall off unless you stop pedaling. — Claude Pepper
Life is like riding a bicycle: you don't fall off unless you stop pedaling. — Claude Pepper
Life is like riding a bicycle, to keep your balance you must keep moving
To ride a bicycle properly is very like a love affair-chiefly it is a matter of faith. Believe you do it, and the thing is done; doubt, and, for the life of you, you cannot. — H. G. Wells
Life is like riding a bicycle. If you want to stay balanced you've got to keep moving forward. — Albert Einstein
Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of evry part of your life. — Brian Tracy
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
The journey of life is like a man riding a bicycle. We know he got on the bicycle and started to move. We know that at some point he will stop and get off. We know that if he stops moving and does not get off he will fall off. — William Golding
Life is like a bicycle you don't fall off unless you stop pedaling. — Claude Pepper
Life is like a bicycle; keep moving on to maintain balance. — Albert Einstein
Life is like riding a bicycle. You get nowhere standing up, so get up on that seat and go! — Lynne Ewing
Riding Bicycle Quotes
I used to work in a bank when I was younger and to me it doesn’t matter whether it’s raining or the sun is shining or whatever: as long as I’m riding a bike I know I’m the luckiest guy in the world. — Mark Cavendish
When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking. — Arthur Conan Doyle
Let's have a moment of silence for all those who are stuck in traffic on their way to the gym to ride stationary bicycles. — Tommy Wood
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the human race.
The secret to mountain biking is pretty simple. The slower you go the more likely it is you'll crash. — Juli Furtado
Until mountain biking came along, the bike scene was ruled by a small elite cadre of people who seemed allergic to enthusiasm. — Jacquie Phelan
A vegan riding a hummer contributes less to greenhouse gas emissions than a meat eater riding a bicycle. — Paul Watson
The things that stop you having sex with age are exactly the same as those that stop you riding a bicycle. — Alex Comfort
Bones heal, chicks dig scars, pain is temporary, glory is forever. — Mat Hoffman
Mr. Speaker, less than 10 percent of our Nation's children walk or ride their bicycles to school, and too many schools continue to invite fast-food vendors into their cafeterias. — Lois Capps
Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring. — Desmond Tutu
New Bicycle Quotes
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me. — Emo Philips
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way, so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me. — Emo Philips
I have very simple tastes really. I like to ride my bicycle and I like to spend time upstate where it's quiet and I can take time to think and dream about new projects and possibilities. — Jacob Hashimoto
April 19
And now it is spring. Birds are singing. Wistful notes and jubilant. And bare streets and no need for coats, and skipping ropes and bicycles and a thin new moon. — Elizabeth Smart
If you see me in New York, you'll probably see me on my bicycle riding furiously between a city bus and a taxi cab, hitting one of them on the side and yelling at them. — Sayings
Bicycles are the new rollerblades, talentless is the new talented, and I'm in hog heaven. — Ryan Seacrest
I always thought I'd be a New York theater actor, riding my bicycle to rehearsal. That was all I ever wanted. — Philip Seymour Hoffman
Riding A Bicycle Quotes
The left’s idea of “science” is that we should all be riding bicycles and using the Clivus Multrum composting latrines instead of flush toilets. Anyone who dissents, they say — while adjusting their healing crystals for emphasis — is “afraid of science.” — Ann Coulter
Let's have a moment of silence for all those Americans who are stuck
in traffic on their way to the gym to ride the stationary bicycle. — Earl Blumenauer
I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel...the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood. — Susan B. Anthony
When you're turning the crankset, you're riding the bike. When you're coasting, you're just along for the ride. — Ned Overend
The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. — Iris Murdoch
I thought of that while riding my bicycle. — Albert Einstein
Trusting your intuition is like learning to ride a bike. Everything takes practice before it becomes second nature. — James Van Praagh
President Bush fell off his mountain bike down on his ranch in Texas. A couple weeks ago, John Kerry fell off his bicycle. See, doesn't this make you miss President Clinton? That guy, he could ride anything without falling off. — Jay Leno
Tens of thousands who could never afford to own, feed and stable a horse, had by this bright invention enjoyed the swiftness of motion which is perhaps the most fascinating feature of material life. — Frances E. Willard
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle; I want to ride my bicycle; I want to ride my bike; I want to ride my bicycle; I want to ride it where I like...; I don't believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein or Superman; All I wanna do is bicycle, bicycle, bicycle... — Freddie Mercury
Tandem Bicycles Quotes
Next to a leisurely walk I enjoy a spin on my tandem bicycle. It is splendid to feel the wind blowing in my face and the springy motion of my iron steed. The rapid rush through the air gives me a delicious sense of strength and buoyancy, and the exercise makes my pulse dance and my heart sing. — Helen Keller
Chasing records doesn't keep me on my bike. Happiness does. — Lance Armstrong
On my tenth birthday a bicycle and an atlas coincided as presents and a few days later I decided to cycle to India. — Dervla Murphy
If the constellations had been named in the twentieth century, I suppose we would see bicycles and refrigerators in the sky. — Carl Sagan
When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments. — Elizabeth West
I feel that I am entitled to my share of lightheartedness and there is nothing wrong with enjoying one's self simply, like a boy. — Leo Tolstoy
Progress should have stopped when man invented the bicycle. — Elizabeth West
The bicycle is the noblest invention of mankind. — William Saroyan
Cyling has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world — Susan B. Anthony
It's something I find enjoyable. Whether it is a road bike or mountain bike or tandem bike. I enjoy riding a bike. — Lance Armstrong
Bike Quotes
The most important thing is to have a good relationship with the bike... you have to understand what she wants. I think of a motorcycle as a woman, and I know that sounds silly, but it's true. — Valentino Rossi
I try to have a different relationship with the bike. I don't give it a name, but I always speak with it. I don't know if the other riders do the same. This is not only a piece of metal - there is a soul. The bike talks back too. But not with a voice, with the components — Valentino Rossi
I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness. — Emo Philips
I think it is just terrible and disgusting how everyone has treated Lance Armstrong, especially after what he achieved winning seven Tour de France races while on drugs......When I was on drugs I couldn't even find my bike. — Willie Nelson
To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike. — Valentino Rossi
I feel 100% a Yamaha rider in my heart. I had a long career and raced with several factory bikes, but the highlight of my career is undoubtedly with Yamaha. — Valentino Rossi
I remember when I fell from my first bike:
There were no 'Are you okays?' and rarely 'Are you alrights?'
Just dirt in my pockets, handful of gravel...
That's when I realized that getting up is only half the battle. — Big K.R.I.T.
You live more in five minutes on a bike like this going flat out than some people live in a lifetime. — Burt Munro
One of the best ways to move naturally is by inconveniencing yourself: ditch the remote, the garage door opener, the leaf-blower; buy a bike, broom, rake, and snow shovel. — Dan Buettner
I'm a big bike fan - my homies got Harleys and all kind of choppers - but to be honest I'm scared to ride motorcycles like that. — Gucci Mane
Cycling Quotes
If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past. — Baruch Spinoza
If there is any responsibility in the cycle of life it must be that one generation owes to the next that strength by which it can come to face ultimate concerns in its own way. — Erik H. Erickson
I had to fight hard for everything. I wanted to get out. I want to take my destiny into my own hands and escape the vicious cycle of retaliatory violence. This struggle has shaped who I am to this day. — Paul Kagame
Cyclists live with pain. If you can't handle it you will win nothing — Eddy Merckx
There are no cycles. There are no models. There is only Omega. — Samson Mow
If both the physiological and the safety needs are fairly well gratified, then there will emerge love and affection and belongingness needs, and the whole cycle already described will repeat itself with this new centre. Now the person will feel keenl — Abraham Maslow
There is timing in the whole life of the warrior, in his thriving and declining, in his harmony and discord. Similarly, there is timing in the Way of the merchant, in the rise and fall of capital. All things entail rising and falling timing. You must be able to discern this. — Miyamoto Musashi
The psyches and souls of women also have their own cycles and seasons of doing and solitude, running and staying, being involved and being removed, questing and resting, creating and incubating, being of the world and returning to the soul-place. — Clarissa Pinkola Estes
The important thing about outsourcing or global sourcing is that it becomes a very powerful tool to leverage talent, improve productivity and reduce work cycles. — Azim Premji
One thing leads to the other. Deforestation leads to climate change, which leads to ecosystem losses, which negatively impacts our livelihoods - it's a vicious cycle. — Gisele Bundchen
Bike Racing Quotes
Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same. — Valentino Rossi
For 50 years bike racers have been taking stimulants. Obviously we can do without them in a race, but then we will pedal 15 miles an hour (instead of 25). Since we are constantly asked to go faster and to make even greater efforts, we are obliged to take stimulants — Jacques Anquetil
I am still here because I like to prove myself. I still like to ride the bike on track and enjoy the races. I still have good reasons to be in racing after so many years. — Valentino Rossi
You don't suffer, kill yourself and take the risks I take just for money. I love bike racing. — Greg LeMond
We have the 2004 M1 here for reference, which is useful. It worked well here last year; we won the race and always did fast lap times so it will be interesting to compare it to the new bike and it will help us to understand which parts have improved. — Valentino Rossi
I told myself I would never stop skating. I would never stop riding bikes or riding motorcycles. I raced dirt when I was a kid; motocross. So it definitely keeps me in tune with my youth. I'm almost 40 years old and I feel like I'm 17 years old, and I feel like that's really healthy. — Matt Skiba
Also, when I started racing he knew a lot of people and it was more easy for me to find the first bike, so I have a good chance for sure. — Valentino Rossi
When you ride your bike, you're working your legs, but your mind is on a treadmill. When you play chess, your mind is clicking along, but your body is stagnating. Climbing brings it together in a beautiful, magical way. The adrenaline is flowing, and it's flowing all the time. — Pat Ament
Messengers and mountain bikers share a common chromosome. — James Bethea
I love England though; I've been back a few times and just love it. My favorite thing to do there is going to museums and all the castles. Oh, and my husband and I went mountain biking across England on our honeymoon! — Catherine Bell
I'm lucky that mountian biking wasn't around when I was 20, because I wouldn't have won the Tour de France. It's my kind of sport - hard, individualistic, and not a lot of tactics. — Greg LeMond
Mountain biking helps people become environmentalists. A mountain bike is a vehicle to appreciate the backcountry. — Ned Overend
I don't really go mountain biking per se, like a proper sport. — Chris Cornell
Don't get me wrong, I think bikes are terrific. I own several of my own, including a trendy mountain style, and ride them for pleasure and light exercise. — Brock Yates
I'm a bit of a thrill-seeker. I used to race mountain bikes when I was a kid. I did the national circuit for two years. — Tanc Sade
Kids, man. They'll be the ones to take mountain biking to the next level for us. You just watch — Gary Fisher
Anything that involves the outdoors I'm all about, whether it be skiing, snowboarding, wakesurfing to mountain-biking. Anything that gets me outside. — Daniel Cudmore
Bike Ride Quotes
I remember riding my bike down the boardwalk with nowhere to go and looking at the girls. It was really innocent. — Mark Ruffalo
When there's not ten feet of snow on the ground I ride my bike down the streets of New York, and I literally hear two things out of car windows as cabs pass by me: They either yell, "Hey, dummy," or "Hey, Mayhem." — Dean Winters
I'm not on a mission. I'm not a paragon of health for anybody. I'm not going to run a marathon or model for 'Men's Health' or go on bike rides with Lance Armstrong. I'm not. Trust me. — Duff Goldman
Exercise is really important to me - it's therapeutic. So if I'm ever feeling tense or stressed or like I'm about to have a meltdown, I'll put on my iPod and head to the gym or out on a bike ride along Lake Michigan with the girls. — Michelle Obama
I like to dirt bike ride, four wheeler, go-kart. — RJ Mitte
I never want to abandon my bike. I see my grandfather, now in his seventies and riding around everywhere. To me that is beautiful. And the bike must always remain a part of my life. — Stephen Roche
Man, when I'm riding with the helmet on, I'm invisible. And people just deal with me as the guy on the bike... it gives you a chance to read 'em. — Brad Pitt
Never travel faster than your guardian angel can fly. — Mother Teresa
I take cabs if I need to get somewhere or I take car service. I don't drive, I wouldn't mind riding a bike... People think that because you become an entertainer you gotta have this rock star thug image. I'm an artist, man. I'm going to live like an artist. — ASAP Rocky
Riding Your Bike Quotes
The dueling maturity levels in high school is such a source of comedy to me. I was always such a late developer. I was last to walk. I was last to ride a bike. I was last to have sex. That's why it's fun to portray one side of your childhood onscreen. — Paul Feig
Driving in Monte Carlo is like riding a bike in your house. — Nelson Piquet
My parents had us very young. We lived in a modest house. We built forts, we hiked, we went camping and they wanted us to be independent. It's how children grew up in the 1940s and 50s: outside all the time, playing in the dirt, riding your bike around. — Brooklyn Decker
Like riding a bike for the first time, sometimes you just have to go for it. If you keep looking forwards and maintain your momentum, it will probably go well. But if you start to doubt yourself and look back, you are more likely to suffer a major wobble followed by a crash. — Roz Savage
The answer is hard work. What are you doing on Christmas Eve? Are you riding your bike? January 1st - are you riding your bike? — Lance Armstrong
If biking is your passion, set aside time to enjoy a good ride. — Patrick Dempsey
I think I'm the luckiest guy in the world. — Max Baucus
I always go to bed thinking I'm the luckiest guy in the world. — Justin Theroux
When you're a kid, all you really care about are Slurpees and Slip N Slide and riding your bike, and that's what I did. — Pauly Shore
I'd learn that it's not just where you go, but how you choose to get there. So I pulled that sign off the green bike - ENJOY YOUR RIDE! - and went inside to take the first step toward doing just that. — Sarah Dessen
I like the evening in India, the one magic moment when the sun balances on the rim of the world, and the hush descends, and ten thousand civil servants drift homeward on a river of bicycles, brooding on the Lord Krishna and the cost of living. — James Cameron
What sets a canoeing expedition apart is that it purifies you more rapidly and inescapably than any other. Travel a thousand miles by train and you are a brute; pedal five hundred on a bicycle and you remain basically a bourgeois; paddle a hundred in a canoe and you are already a child of nature. — Pierre Trudeau
I simply haven't the nerve to imagine a being, a force, a cause which keeps the planets revolving in their orbits and then suddenly stops in order to give me a bicycle with three speeds. — Quentin Crisp
Every person and every team will be tested on their journey. It is part of the curriculum of life. It's just like riding a bicycle. In the beginning you're going to fall off and get knocked down but the important thing is to get back on, stay strong, and after a while once you master it you'll ride with the confidence of a champion. — Jon Gordon
Growing up is something that you do your whole life. I want to always feel that I can be a kid if I want. Growing up has some negative connotations. Like, you're not supposed to roll around on the ground anymore. You're not supposed to make fun of yourself. You're not supposed to ride a bicycle. But I'm a Toys-R-Us kid. — Robert Downey, Jr.
If we’re going to talk about transport, I would say that the great city is not the one that has highways, but one where a child on a tricycle or bicycle can go safely everywhere. — Enrique Penalosa
Guys would sleep with a bicycle if it had the right color lip gloss on. They have no shame. They're like bull elks in a field. — Tori Amos
Everyone in their life has his own particular way of expressing life's purpose - the lawyer his eloquence, the painter his palette, and the man of letters his pen from which the quick words of his story flow. I have my bicycle. — Gino Bartali
There is nothing like walking to get the feel of a country. A fine landscape is like a piece of music; it must be taken at the right tempo. Even a bicycle goes too fast — Paul Scott Mowrer
It's a risky business being a cyclist in the UK, there are a lot of people who really dislike us. It's the Jeremy Clarkson influence - we're hated on the roads. We just hope people realise we are just flesh and bones on two wheels. — Sayings
Oslo is a city with a hidden beauty that I wanted to explore and find out if it was possible to capture the specific feeling of bicycling home from a party early in the morning just as the sun is coming up. — Joachim Trier
My favorite piece of technical writing: Assembly of Japanese bicycle require great peace of mind. — Robert M. Pirsig
If it hurts me, it must hurt the other ones twice as much. — Jens Voigt
The bicycle is the perfect transducer to match man's metabolic energy to the impedance of locomotion. Equipped with this tool, man outstrips the efficiency of not only all machines but all other animals as well. — Ivan Illich
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