Desire is poison at lunch and wormwood at dinner; your bed is a stone, friendship is hateful and your fancy is always fixed on one thing.
I have always liked a challenge.
There are a lot of factors in the life of an F1 driver which can combine to make you believe that you are somehow above normality. I think that is a mistake to start believing that. But, at the same time, it is important to be confident.
Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come second are your wife and your dog.
You should never feel comfortable. There is something wrong if you are. You should always feel under threat, on the edge of your seat and pushing yourself. Win one and you want to win more. It's never-ending.
After you've had Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna as team-mates you don't give a **** who the next bloke is
To be honest, I think for part of my late teens my character didn't really develop very much. I was in a state of cold storage.
They say that time heals a broken heart, but time has stood still since we've been apart.
You only live once. You don't want your tombstone to read: 'Played it Safe. '
I spent my life - all my life - learning to wrestle. It's the only means of livelihood I've ever had and, uh, the only gimmick that I have in wrestling is wrestling.
Yes?’ he asked, looking at me over the sheet. ‘I’m a writer temporarily down on my inspirations. ’ ‘Oh, a writer, eh?’ ‘Yes. ’ ‘Are you sure?’ ‘No, I’m not. ’ ‘What do you write?’ ‘Short stories mostly. And I’m halfway through a novel. ’ ‘A novel, eh?’ ‘Yes. ’ ‘What’s the name of it?’ ‘”The Leaky Faucet of My Doom. ”‘ ‘Oh, I like that. What’s it about?’ ‘Everything. ’ ‘Everything? You mean, for instance, it’s about cancer?’ ‘Yes. ’ ‘How about my wife?’ ‘She’s in there too.