I thought: This is not racing, it's a suicide mission.

Don't wait for your ship to come in, swim out and meet the bloody thing.

The advantage of the rain is that, if you have a quick bike, there's no advantage.

I vowed I would do everything I could to stop the Isle of Man counting towards the World Championship. And it was stopped, so they love me in the Isle of Man.

They were ridiculous times. After I won my World Championship in 1976, I went to Japan.

Nobody within motorcycling has or deserves any respect.

Endless motorbike talk can and does bore me.

I race in two or three classic races a year and I may carry on for 10 more years or I may stop tomorrow.

The more we surrender to what cannot be, the better we control what can be.

The ink was secret nectar, for Marin isn't married.

Most of you guys can't see the potential in a nervous breakdown. A real collapse. There's more chance of finding yourself in a major depression than there is in a bottle Prozac.

Every sacrifice I make is for the good of my Clan—and for the other Clans around the lake. Even if that means sacrificing myself.

To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one.

When people say, 'She's got everything', I've got one answer - I haven't had tomorrow.

To rankling poison hast thou turned in me the milk of human kindness.

She's the gal in the red blue jeans.

I finally made up my mind I wanted to be an actress and I was not going to let my lack of confidence ruin my chances.

It is this spiritual freedom - which cannot be taken away - that makes life meaningful and purposeful.