Texts

Below you will find a set of texts used on TypeRacer. Certain texts only appear on certain difficulties.

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Rank ID Text Length Races Difficulty Rating Top Score Top 100 Average Active Since
1. #136 The example of painting can teach us not only how to manage our own work, but how to work together. A lot of the great art of the past is the work of multiple hands, though there may only be one name on the wall next to it in the museum. 237 38 1.087 97.39 — Abby (abbyl2) 54.50 54.50 February 17, 2011
2. #164 When I was your age, television was called books. And this is a special book. It was the book my father used to read to me when I was sick, and I used to read it to your father. And today I'm gonna read it to you. 213 54 1.072 96.88 — H (teacher_13) 52.62 52.62 February 17, 2011
3. #300 I am learning about twenty new Italian words a day. Where am I getting the brain space to store these words? I'm hoping that maybe my mind has decided to clear out some old negative thoughts and sad memories and replace them with these shiny new words. 252 28 1.068 93.49 — Mr. K (akohler) 64.42 64.42 February 18, 2011
4. #121 The terminator wouldn't stop, it would never leave him. It would never hurt him or shout at him or get drunk and hit him or say it was too busy to spend time with him. And it would die to protect him. Of all the would-be fathers that came over the years, this thing, this machine, was the only thing that measured up. In an insane world, it was the sanest choice. 363 19 1.059 95.28 — Jess (jessb5) 75.35 75.35 February 17, 2011
5. #229 The most precious treasures we have in life are the images we store in the memory banks of our brains. The sum of these stored experiences is responsible for our sense of personal identity and our sense of connectedness to those around us. 239 56 1.047 100.16 — Abby (abbyl2) 62.96 62.96 February 17, 2011
6. #119 The unknown future rolls toward us. I face it for the first time with a sense of hope, because if a machine, a Terminator, can learn the value of human life, maybe we can, too. 176 77 1.042 92.13 — abby (abbyf7) 41.23 41.23 February 17, 2011
7. #246 Even the best-designed chair won't make up for bad posture. Bad posture is the root of many physical problems. So sit upright and don't slouch. Your back should be straight to support the upper part of your body. 212 54 1.042 92.94 — Mr. K (akohler) 44.24 44.24 February 18, 2011
8. #247 Commas and periods always go inside quotation marks. Colons and semicolons always go outside quotation marks. Question marks and exclamation points go inside quotation marks when they apply to the quoted material only. They go outside when they apply to the entire sentence. 274 28 1.028 87.51 — Mr. K (akohler) 56.63 56.63 February 17, 2011
9. #248 Commas and periods always go inside quotation marks. Colons and semicolons always go outside quotation marks. 109 34 1.027 46.98 — Karl (karlf97) 25.21 25.21 February 25, 2011
10. #249 Question marks and exclamation points go inside quotation marks when they apply to the quoted material only. They go outside when they apply to the entire sentence. 164 18 1.023 40.88 — Breanne (breannes) 22.72 22.72 February 25, 2011
11. #11 Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, and I've seen a lot of strange stuff. But I've never seen anything to make me believe that there's one all-powerful Force controlling everything. There's no mystical energy field that controls MY destiny. 263 29 0.972 78.68 — Mr. K (akohler) 44.59 44.59 February 17, 2011
12. #12 What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides, attacking that battle station ain't my idea of courage. It's more like... suicide. 143 63 0.967 96.84 — H (teacher_13) 42.44 42.44 February 18, 2011
13. #169 I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow County. And I figured, since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama. 209 36 0.948 58.47 — Jackie (jackiem2) 29.42 29.42 February 25, 2011
14. #273 Other keyboard layouts have been created since, and some are demonstrably more efficient, but the original continues to thrive. It is a telling demonstration of the power of inertia and the reward of being first. 212 15 0.942 69.02 — Mariah (mariahh4) 37.67 37.67 February 25, 2011
15. #21 Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to; Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, in the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you. 192 58 0.938 89.46 — Jess (jessb5) 43.40 43.40 February 17, 2011
16. #207 Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What's Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, nor arm, nor face, nor any other part belonging to a man. O, be some other name! What's in a name? That, which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet. 284 28 0.928 85.17 — Mr. K (akohler) 52.92 52.92 February 17, 2011
17. #210 A lot of people, especially this one psychoanalyst guy they have here, keeps asking me if I'm going to apply myself when I go back to school next September. It's such a stupid question, in my opinion. I mean, how do you know what you're going to do till you do it? The answer is, you don't. I think I am, but how do I know? I swear it's such a stupid question. 360 16 0.927 84.15 — Mr. K (akohler) 68.58 68.58 February 17, 2011
18. #250 Ergonomics is a term that combines the Greek word ergon, meaning "work," and the English word economics. Simply stated, it is "the study and management of the relationship between the worker and the environment." 212 26 0.900 85.56 — Mr. K (akohler) 56.01 56.01 February 17, 2011
19. #244 Whether you use a PC, laptop, or typewriter - typing is an invaluable skill. It's a skill that can open doors and enhance your career opportunities. 148 30 0.896 52.54 — khloe (khloem) 24.34 24.34 February 25, 2011
20. #242 Whether you're a student, secretary, office administrator, manager, computer programmer, or engineer; whether you use a PC, laptop, or typewriter - typing is an invaluable skill. It's a skill that can open doors and enhance your career opportunities. In this high-tech world of computer-generated communications, anyone who can't type runs the risk of being excluded from many business transactions. 399 17 0.862 77.94 — Mr. K (akohler) 65.72 65.72 February 17, 2011