I am proud of where I come from and I will never forget the people I grew up with.
I try to keep myself on an even keel by trying to be as critical of myself as I am of other people. I try to separate my performance from myself.
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.
Just write a little bit every day. Even if it's for only half an hour — write, write, write.
Cosmic love is absolutely Ruthless and Highly Indifferent: it teaches its lessons whether you like dislike them or not.
We live in more pragmatic times than when we originally recorded those songs. But many of the dreamers of the '60s have been elected to governmental office or taken on a leadership role in their communities. They are now in the position to make a difference.
If you don't have your own goals, you'll be doomed to work toward someone else's.