What can you get for a dollar? You can get piss and paper
When I die, I want to go to sleep peacefully like my grandfather. Not screaming in terror, like the passengers in his car.
We did not underestimate them. They were just so much better than we expected.
When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving, him a liar: you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.
My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.
That’s one of the worst things about getting old. That people allow themselves to die before you.
There are many ways to motivate yourself to reach a higher level. Write about it, dream about it. But once you’ve done that – make it happen. Don’t settle for dreaming.
When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.
It was nice you came, but it’s even nicer that you go
I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I’m like, ‘My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don’t have it. I just want to chill.’ We all have self-doubt. You don’t deny it, but you also don’t capitulate to it. You embrace it.
Those who have never made a mistake have never tried anything new.
I predict that by end of the 20th century, Americans will enjoy 13 weeks of vacation and a 4 day work week.
If you fail in your preparation, you might as well prepare to fail.
In a rich man’s house, there is no place to spit in his face.
Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
All I got from van Looy and his cronies was ridicule, not one piece of help or advice. They were very unfair, I was still just a naive young boy really. With Peugeot, and es[Simpson]pecially with Tom [Simpson], it was completely different.
I don’t dress up for boys. I dress up to stare at my reflection as I walk by store windows.
I want a globe as a birthday present – in life size.
The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.
I’m not where I want to be, but I’m proud I’m not where I used to be.
I am self-created. I always wanted to make myself a better person because I wasn’t educated. But that was my dream – to have class.
My articles were based on something I wanted to change. Everyone has the right to a decent life, and I thought it was important to give vulnerable people support and confidence. I was brought up to respect other people.
In the band, we only drink three drinks a day: two golden beers and a bottle of port.
When it’s hurting you that’s when you can make a difference.
The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.