All changes even the most longed for have their melancholy for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves we must die to one life before we can enter another.

For the past 33 years I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row I know I need to change something.

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.

I can change a tire but I couldn't change a fuse on the computer panel on my car.

On one level nothing's really changed in my life. I still drive my daughter in the car pool on Monday. But it's impossible not to be aware of this rush of attention it's impossible not to be seduced by it once you've entered into it seduced by being unhappy when the attention wanes.

I look at the car park and myself and Dave Watson come in with our old cars and these young lads come in with their new Porches. I think that society has changed there seems to be a lack of respect nowadays.

The driver of a racing car is a component. When I first began I used to grip the steering wheel firmly and I changed gear so hard that I damaged my hand.