If I had been born with an aggressive character, then maybe my palmares would have been longer.

I inherited that calm from my father, who was a farmer. You sow, you wait for good or bad weather, you harvest, but working is something you always need to do.

My strength was that I am more balanced and calmer than most other riders.

Everybody tells me that I never look as if I'm suffering. But, when I watch videotapes of a race, I always remember the pain I had to endure.

I did try to win a sixth, but it was not to be.

To be free and to live a free life - that is the most beautiful thing there is.

Sooner or later a rider will emerge who will win more Tours. In every sport we have seen how the records eventually get broken and cycling is no exception.

I didn't feel I had to prove anything more.

It’s too bad war gets all the attention

We are all time voyagers leaving history in our wake, pioneering into the future.

The greater good has been defined as "the ends justify the means." The common good says that "liberty resides in the means.

Hell is nothing but a place we wish God has created for our enemies, we ourselves think that he will ultimately show some kind of clemency towards us

If I like you, I'll confront you and be open about it. Then I expect you to come after me.

Happiness is a way of praying.

Accept the fact that you're an artist and stop second-guessing yourself. Just do it.

We want a plan for a clean energy future...an end to global warming...Moms know about sustainable energy. After all, mother love is an unending supply and it keeps kids healthy.

In the beginning it was all black and white.

I'm a little bit of a geek - I have to be the first person to get new things when they come out. I always want to buy and try new gadgets.