[Donald] Trump, I think, is the sort of guy that if he maybe thought he’d made a little bit of a mistake, would find a way out, he wouldn’t want to say, “Well, that’s what I’ve done and I’m sticking to it, and I don’t give a damn.” Which is what the other people in America would be like.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEMy daughters have strong personalities. I’m close to them but they don’t really need me to advise them on how to manage their lives and they don’t ask me to do that.
More Bernie Ecclestone Quotes
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I suppose it’s knowing when you’ve come up with an idea that works, when you’ve got it right, whatever it is.
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If you’re going to take the attitude, I don’t think it will work, you will never do anything.
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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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If you say ‘Good Morning’ in America and it’s five past twelve you end up with a lawsuit.
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[Maurizio Arrivabene is quite a character] but only for himself and not for Formula One.
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Nico [Rosberg] is not seeking the limelight as Lewis [Hamilton] does. Lewis wants to be famous.
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I have so much respect for [Bernie Ecclestone] for what he did with this sport. He did so much more than people in tennis or football.
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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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A wise man who was always helpful to me: Mr (Enzo) Ferrari. He always supported me.
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I’d rather get to the 70-year-old guy who’s got plenty of cash.
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Each new deal is another opportunity.
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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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Forget what others whisper in your ears. Most of that is pure rubbish that obstructs the view to what really is important. Always make your own decisions. That is what makes us human.
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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 can’t remember a single occasion when I have been kind to a journalist.
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