quotes about Tortoises
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The Italians say it is not necessary to be a stag; but we ought not to be a tortoise.
-- Benjamin Disraeli -
One is also reminded of how, in art, the tortoise so often overtakes the hare...
-- Clement Greenberg -
He stepped forward, took a deep breath, and doubled over in a sneezing fit. My werewolf was allergic to tortoises. Why me?
-- Ilona Andrews -
The tortoise moves very slowly, it moves towards whatever the goal is, to keep a democratic capitalistic society functioning.
-- Lewis Black -
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It was a race between the tortoise and the hare, but the tortoise had just enough head start, and he had the magus to drag him along.
-- Megan Whalen Turner -
I eat like a tortoise eats, if you've ever seen a tortoise eating. Like some prehistoric swamp thing.
-- R. J. Palacio -
The predicament of a person in a restaurant who is unable to determine his or her designated restroom (e.g., turtles and tortoises).
-- Rich Hall -
Slow and steady wins the race. 'The hare and the tortoise
-- Robert Lloyd -
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He was, she reflected, almost rudely like a tortoise; and she was glad her friend kept none as pets or they might have suspected mockery.
-- Stella GibbonsSource : Stella Gibbons (1977). “Cold comfort farm”, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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When I first heard bands like Tortoise, it seemed to come off the back of that world, like let's make a record with three vibraphones and release it on a seven-inch with black-and-white artwork.
-- Kieran HebdenSource : Source: pitchfork.com