...it seemed appropriate that I should develop some kind of illness. This is a good idea when you are at a loose end because everything, up to and including herpes, is better than being bored.

Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you.

Multi-tasking is the ability to screw everything up simultaneously.

I'm sorry, but having an Aston Martin DB9 on the drive and not driving it is a bit like having Keira Knightley in your bed and sleeping on the couch.

Change gear, change gear, check mirror, murder a prostitute, change gear, change gear, murder. That's a lot of effort in a day.

A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.

Being smarter than you look is better than looking smarter than you are.

I started to realise that being impolite saves an awful lot of time and costs you nothing.

Speed focuses the mind. It cuts through the fog of drab everyday living and keeps us on our toes. Speed works. Speed saves lives. Speed is good. And we should have more of it, not less.

This car is more fun than the entire French air force crashing into a firework factory.

We all know that small cars are good for us. But so is cod liver oil. And jogging.

Scarcity mentality measures out life by the ounce

Everyone has too much of something, whether it’s time, talent or treasure. Everyone does have their own half, you just have to find it.

My theory in anything you do is to keep exploring, keep digging deeper to find new stuff.

Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say.

I don't want to make money. I just want to be wonderful.

The truly powerful feed ideology to the masses like fast food while they dine on the most rarified delicacy of all: impunity.

In the long run, it costs more to provide poor rather than good service.

I don't think I've ever really pursued telling my story, but I think things come to you at the right time.

Some, merely to contradict what I had said, did not scruple to cast doubt upon things they had seen with their own eyes again and again.

Lyrical content is very important to me. I'm always trying to make sure the lyrics and music complement each other perfectly.