But we get there, maybe at different speeds".
Industry sources suggest about a dozen could be closed to increase line speeds: fewer than campaigners fear, although more than Smith is willing to admit to.
The van speeds on again, the jubilant music now sounding jarringly discordant.
As Sir Bradley Wiggins cautiously negotiated the series of tight right-angle bends and speed bumps out of Knowsley safari park on to the Prescot bypass at the start of the time trial, one spectator watched his slow progress and said loudly: "I hope he speeds up a bit".
Let's start to replace this with the Nigerian proverb: "the earth moves at different speeds depending on who you are".
Coming from a sprinting background I'd have to say Usain I think, but the thing is the speeds that Mo and everyone else run at those distances is so fast as well, I think it's sort of unfathomable for someone like myself.
For the patient it means that instead of having to wait a few hours for results, we can get them in 20 minutes and that considerably speeds up diagnosis and treatment.
Turnbull insists – against obvious local scepticism – that the new satellites will make a big difference, 25 megabits per second download speeds and five Mbps up.
Nuts, chunks of chocolate, broken biscuits, sprinkles etc, which bring an alien crunchiness and introduce elements that melt at wildly differing speeds.
The victims screamed for help as they were left suspended in mid-air on the ride, which can reach speeds of up to 50mph, for several hours.
One thing almost all the parties have in common is backing for superfast broadband, which is defined as services with speeds of 30 megabits per second or more.
