I’ve never told anybody this, so I don’t know if maybe you shouldn’t print it, but I’ve made plans. I’m only going to continue doing this for another 25 years.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEI can’t remember a single occasion when I have been kind to a journalist.
More Bernie Ecclestone Quotes
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You might have asked [about skill] of an artist or a musician or whatever… but with me it just happens.
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If you say ‘Good Morning’ in America and it’s five past twelve you end up with a lawsuit.
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I’d rather the handshake for somebody that I can trust than a contract. Because you can read the bloody contract – perhaps if you made a little bit of a mistake writing it – in a way to suit you.
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Actually I think I have forgotten how it was back then. Or probably not – I didn’t qualify. There were only 16 cars in the race.
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I am happy that we have somebody like Lewis [Hamilton]. I also couldn’t be like Lewis. I don’t like gold jewelry!
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Anyone who doesn’t speak English isn’t worth speaking to
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I simply scraped together all my experience and put it into the sport.
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I can’t remember a single occasion when I have been kind to a journalist.
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Generally I still believe that Lewis [Hamilton] is the best champion that we have had in a long, long time. He manages to get to all different walks of life: red carpet, fashion business, and music – you name it.
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You need to have proper management if you’re going to move forward.
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If somebody says, “You like putting out fires,” and I say, “It’s not a case of liking it, but I do put them out, and if there aren’t fires left I make them, so I can put them out.” It’s what we do.
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I also would rather race than strut red carpets in Hollywood – and thank God this is not my job – but also the team principals should be more prominent.
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I have no regrets about the amount of work I put into the sport. This is what I needed to do with my life.
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I have 100 percent confidence in the German judicial system.
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I never neglected my daughters – quite the opposite – but I suppose I could have and should have spent more time with them.
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