Quotes About Determination

Turbochargers are for people who cant build engines.

There were times when I thought I would never own a car.

Our objective is to position Nissan in the top rank of the car industry. Until we get there, there will be no rest.

I just always dreamed of racing cars, but I didn't think I could do it as a living.

I will continue to get behind the wheel of a racing car as long as I am able. But that could all end tomorrow.

I still think I'm like the poor girl from Colorado who worked three jobs to buy a car. That's still my mentality, so I'll be walking down the street, and I forget what I do and who I am.

Chipping and putting for par is like a dog chasing cars, he won't be doing it for very long.

I don't sleep. I wait. I sleep in cars and on couches. I sleep when I can, but when I can't sleep, I just don't, so I figure there's a higher calling keeping me on point that night.

In order to win, you have to be aggressive - with your car, with the racetrack, and with the competition. But you don't have to be stupid about it.

When I got the job on 'Lost,' I was a broke university student living in the crappiest part of town, with a duct-taped back window on a broken-down car. I existed on peanut butter and tea.

The hardest part was when I was in high school not having a job and always being broke. I had to get to auditions without a car. I either took the bus or walked.

If I can sell out clubs and theaters and play dirtbags in movies, and get blown up in a car or get the crap beat out of me in a movie, that's good for me; I'm good.

I've wrecked my fair share of cars. I've had my fair share of injuries. If you put too much focus on it or you really worry about it, it's going to consume you. That's never good.

From being a waiter, to a door-to-door salesman, to a car-washer, to a delivery boy - I have done it all.

I was like, "If I don't change my mind, if I don't change my heart, if I don't develop some skill, I'm always going to be sleeping in my car."

I'm always like, "Maybe I can drive the car. I can still fly the plane!"

I'm a tough person. I wasn't afraid of other kids because I understood that someday they'd wash my car.

And I figured you'd drive a four-hour round-trip before giving up your car to someone else

There are a lot of drivers who can carry a car. It doesn't happen very often very successfully. I think it takes a certain amount of sensible bravery. It's no good to be brave and just keep crashing.

Janet's a serious racer with some good race-car stuff. She can get the job done. I respect her as a racer.

I grew up hard. I picked cotton and plowed with the mule and fixed the cars and played with the guitar and the piano.

You never want to concede a place, but when you're leading the race or fighting for a podium position you can find ways to make your car very wide!

Nobody gives you a chance, you got to take chances.

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.