Cars represent freedom, status, engineering, and occasionally poor financial decisions. These quotes come from drivers, designers, racers, and people who just love being behind the wheel. Practical wisdom meets open-road romanticism.
“Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating the mind is like a car battery - it recharges by running.”
“I want to let my friend Buster know that I would like to have dinner with him tonight. Does Buster work at home? Then how likely is he to have his cell phone on? Is he one of those people who only turns on his cell when he's in his car? I hate that.”
“I've made movies that cost less than one car chase.”
“The lead car is unique, except for the one behind it which is identical.”
“I need to develop a car and engineer a car in a position that feels comfortable for me, and I don't think anyone can do a better job than I can in that position. The problem for me is if I can't get the car there I do struggle more than some.”
“I hooked up my accelerator pedal in my car to my brake lights. I hit the gas, people behind me stop, and I'm gone.”
“I have mentally overcome situations most of you would be terrified to ever attempt: heights, fire, needles, spiders, snakes, angry monkeys, being shot, being hit by a car, going blind - you name it, I have been in a situation where I have had to mentally overcome my inherent fears to do my job.”
“Going to church doesn't make you any more a Christian than going to the garage makes you a car.”
“If a movie is really working, you forget for two hours your Social Security number and where your car is parked. You are having a vicarious experience. You are identifying, in one way or another, with the people on the screen.”
“My first car was a motorcycle.”
“To say that I am organized is an understatement, but my car tells a different story.”
“A life can get knocked into a new orbit by a car crash, a lottery win or just a bleary-eyed consultant giving bad news in a calm voice.”
“Sometimes I feel like I'm not only the engine but the caboose. I have to be in the front car and pull forward, and at the same time run around behind and push everybody along with me.”
“Have you ever noticed how nice people are at the car wash?! Maybe it's just me, but it makes me happy. Weird, I know!”
“Car designers are just going to have to come up with an automobile that outlasts the payments.”
“I know a lot about cars, man. I can look at any car's headlights and tell you exactly which way it's coming.”