A way of life that ever more rapidly depletes the power of the Earth to sustain it and piles up ever more insoluble problems for each succeeding generation can only be called violent.

I've always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there's only a slightest chance.

Never think that success is down to your own performance alone. If you start listening only to yourself you take the first step back towards the bottom. The flowers of victory belong in many vases.

The system of nature, of which man is a part, tends to be self-balancing, self-adjusting, self-cleansing. Not so with technology.

Once something is a passion, the motivation is there.

Just being a mediocre driver has never been my ambition. That's not my style.

If the sun were made of hamsters, the earth would be incinerated.

I cant really imagine life without Formula One.

I'm Michael Schumacher. I don't need to test my driving ability.

Never let an inventor run a company. You can never get him to stop tinkering and bring something to market

Sometimes minor details can have a huge impact. If you don't devote 100 percent of your efforts to every detail, you immediately run into difficulties.

Some days after, the girl encountered her again, in a dream, as she was years ago: a very slender young woman in a long white skirt, her amber hair to her waist, her eyes coal black with ardor.

My idea is always to avoid nostalgia.

God willing and the creek don't rise

Charm and perfection hardly cooperate. Charm premises little mistakes which one would like to cover.

We sue each other too much and care for each other too little.

As I always said, if people wanted to know who James Brown is, all they have to do is listen to my music.

In your company or industry, work every job in that industry. It's the only way of having a complete understanding of your people and your company.

Nobody can ever say that being negative ever helped them at all - not in any way.

You have to stop yourself from even thinking about failing.

It's always an interesting challenge to see if you can create a character that's got emotion.