Speed

This entry relates to the physical concept of speed; for the film, see Speed (1994 film) Speed is the rate of motion, or equivalently the rate of change in position, often expressed as distance d traveled per unit of time t. Quotes But the speed was power, and the speed was joy, and the speed was pure beauty. Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970). In Einstein’s corrected formula m has the value where the “rest mass” m0 represents the mass of a body that is not moving and c is the speed of light, which is about 3×105 km⋅sec−1 or about 186,000 mi⋅sec−1.</p> Richard Feynman, The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. I, Ch. 15. The Special Theory of Relativity LT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell: I feel a need… a need for speed. Jim Cash, Jack Epps, Jr. Top Gun Be wise with speed;A fool at forty is a fool indeed. Edward Young, Love of Fame, satire ii, line 282. Ares (The God of War) hates those who hesitate. Heraclidæ (c 428 BC) line 722. Euripides Alternate translation : Ares hates the sluggard most of all. (translated by David Kovacs) It would be relevant … to point out the sinister part played by speed, by belief in speed as a value, by, in a word, a kind of impatience that has had a profound effect in changing even the very rhythms of the life of the spirit for the worse. Gabriel Marcel, Man Against Mass Society (1952), p. 144 Ease and speed in doing a thing do not give the work lasting solidity or exactness of beauty. Plutarch, Life of Pericles. Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you. Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear Speed is the essence of war. Take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness; travel by unexpected routes and strike him where he has taken no precautions. Sun Tzu, The Art of War External links Category:Themes Category:Physics