July 13, 2023: I Want to Ride My Bicycle
Whether you prefer exploring new trails on your mountain bike, commuting on your folding bike, or improving your cardio on a stationary bike, summer is a great time for cycling. July also brings the Tour de France! However spokes and pedals fit into your life, enjoy these quotes about bicycles.
“Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.” —H.G. Wells
“A bicycle does get you there and more… And there is always the thin edge of danger to keep you alert and comfortably apprehensive. Dogs become dogs again and snap at your raincoat; potholes become personal. And getting there is all the fun.” —Bill Emerson
“An intellectual is a man who doesn’t know how to park a bike.” —Spiro T. Agnew
“The first real grip I ever got on things was when I learned the art of pedaling.” —Seamus Heaney
“Bicycle touring is travel’s live theater.” —Tom Hale
“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 realise fishing is stupid and boring.” —Desmond Tutu
“The bicycle, the bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of novelists and poets.” —Christopher Darlington Morley
“It is the same with people as it is with riding a bike. Only when moving can one comfortably maintain one’s balance.” —Albert Einstein
“Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike.” —John F. Kennedy
“Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls.” —Bob Weir
“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
“She who succeeds in gaining the mastery of the bicycle will gain the mastery of life.” —Frances E. Willard
“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
“As I rode my bike, music began to happen to me.” —William Saroyan
*
Enjoy daily quotes and inspiration wherever you are! Download our Brilliant Quotes app for Apple or Android. Browse by author or category, read our quote of the day, vote for your favorite quotes, and share inspirational quotes on social media.