I already tried that. Something heavy metal like. And sunglasses. But it didn't work; I went to the gas station and when I left the guy at the counter said, 'bye Mr Schumacher

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.

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.

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.

You try to hide your emotions, so as not to show weaknesses to others. I believe it's the same for every sportsman.

I always thought records were there to be broken.

Between the lines of every book the writer reveals their own secrets.

In the beginning was the sea, and the sea was the world

The country already has a leader who divides us with the bitter politics of envy. We have to offer an alternative vision.

It is my experience that most claims of national security are part of a campaign to avoid telling the truth.

If you over-think, it affects things too much; I work instinctively, like painting in a way. Think too much, and you ruin everything.

I have no interest in Trump TV. I hear it all over the place.

The U.S. isn't a perfect place, but it's better than most people have managed to come up with. And all my stuff is there.

I can tell from about 20 yards away when someone has a manuscript for me. I can just tell - they have that look.

But fame is theirs - and future days On pillar'd brass shall tell their praise; Shall tell - when cold neglect is dead - "These for their country fought and bled."

I don't think anybody ever really just retires where they don't do anything.