Life goes faster on protein.

Taken at face value, Fischer’s line compresses a physiological claim into an epigram: protein is figured as the body’s “fuel” for vigor, growth, and repair, so a protein-rich regimen seems to make one feel more energetic and capable—hence life “goes faster.” The phrasing also hints at early-20th-century enthusiasm for scientific nutrition and for explaining temperament and productivity in biochemical terms. As a quotation, it works less as a precise dietary prescription than as a rhetorical celebration of protein as a driver of vitality and modern efficiency.