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Type: Editor Quotes Category: American Editor Quotes Year of Birth: 1933 Nationality: American Find on Amazon: Brock Yates Related Authors: Edgar Watson Howe Kevin Kelly Norman Cousins George Jean Nathan Daniel Okrent Peter Bart Ben Bradlee William Allen White |
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 Had I been more responsible I might have made something of myself as a junk bond trader, long-haul trucker or perhaps a plumbing contractor. Brock Yates I admit to wasting my life messing around with fast cars and motorcycles. Brock Yates I have four grown children and two tiny grandchildren. Brock Yates More books, more racing and more foolishness with cars and motorcycles are in the works. Brock Yates Much of our quiet time is spent boating and generally loafing at our second home in the 1,000 Islands on the St. Lawrence River. Brock Yates My father, Raymond F. Yates, was a successful writer of technical nonfiction and such a life seemed a reasonable alternative to real work. Brock Yates Regardless, I did rise to the editorship before embarking on a freelance career in the late '60's. Brock Yates The automobile, both a cause and an effect of this decentralization, is ideally suited for our vast landscape and our generally confused and contrary commuting patterns. Brock Yates The bicycle is a former child's toy that has now been elevated to icon status because, presumably, it can move the human form from pillar to post without damage to the environment. Brock Yates To Secretary Pena: Fix your busted airport and leave bikes alone and the commuting to us sociopathic drivers. Brock Yates |
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