With [Vladimir] Putin, he says he’s going to do something, he gets on it, does it.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEIf you say ‘Good Morning’ in America and it’s five past twelve you end up with a lawsuit.
More Bernie Ecclestone Quotes
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I think we don’t need some people in Brussels trying to run countries that are some distance apart, who don’t speak the same language, don’t eat the same food. There’s a bit of difference between, Holland, if you like, and Italy.
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My dad always took to his heels when a nappy change was necessary. I am so much looking forward to our child. It is such a wonderfully exciting time right now.
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I simply scraped together all my experience and put it into the sport.
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Before they go to the race, people want to think four or five guys could win, but now… Normally you’d say, “One of those two, and I think it’s going to be Lewis [Hamiltom],” because that’s what had been proved up to now – thank God that Nico [Rosberg] has won some races.
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I was always determined that races should begin on time and I never deviated from that policy.
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People want to build new circuits around the world and they say: ‘We’ll come to Silverstone and have a look how it’s done’, and I tell them to stay away.
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When people want to built new tracks, they want to look at Silverstone. We don’t want it built like that. It’s quite embarrassing.
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Anyone who doesn’t speak English isn’t worth speaking to
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I have always been happy to have daughters rather than sons. You never really can be mad at girls for anything in life.
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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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I think in the end officials in each country’s judicial system will do what they believe is right because if they do something bad to somebody it’s on their conscience for the rest of their lives.
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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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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 believe when you say you’re going to start a race at 2 p.m. then you should stick to that and start the race at 2 p.m. There’s no maybe, could be or should be. You start the race on time. It’s very simple.
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I have earned the money and changed the nappies!
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