Malcolm Campbell famous quotes

This car of mine, I am tickled to death with it. The machine is nearly everything, its power, stability and balance. The driver, allowing for his experience and courage, is much less.
-- Malcolm Campbell

#Car #Balance #Machines

Hurry boys, hurry, we have to make a quick change or the hour will be up.
-- Malcolm Campbell

#Boys #Hours

The news comes somewhat late, but I'm glad to hear it nevertheless.
-- Malcolm Campbell

#News #Glad

The tires were scorching hot, in fact I burned my fingers on one.
-- Malcolm Campbell

#Hot #Facts #Tire

The corporate facilities that we have here are as good as anywhere in Australia and the motorcycle people are certainly going to enjoy those.
-- Malcolm Campbell

#Australia #People #Motorcycle

I had an acting teacher tell me once that if you're playing a car salesman, you don't want to be an OK car salesman, you want to play the best car salesman.

My car's my best friend. My office. My home. My location. I have a very intimate sense when I am in a car with someone next to me. We're in the most comfortable seats because we're not facing each other, but sitting side by side. We don't look at each other, but instead do so only when we want to. We're allowed to look around without appearing rude. We have a big screen in front of us and side views. Silence doesn't seem heavy or difficult. Nobody serves anybody. And many other aspects. One most important thing is that it transports us from one place to another.

My first car was a motorcycle.

I believe we can balance the scales if Tom Cruise would lower his quote by a mere $29 million... I assure you my salary would not make a difference. My annual salary is the budget for Altoids on one of Tom's movies.

The heart sometimes leaps forward when the head tells us to be still. When this happens, patience is clearly called for as we seek to find a proper balance between impulse and discretion.

The words are ludicrous at times, but you add the reality to it and that gives it the balance it has

This is a difficult balance, telling the truth: how much to share, how much to keep, which truths will wound but not ruin, which will cut too deep to heal.

To fight, we must have oil for our machine.

Machines take me by surprise with great frequency.

Instruction tables will have to be made up by mathematicians with computing experience and perhaps a certain puzzle-solving ability. There need be no real danger of it ever becoming a drudge, for any processes that are quite mechanical may be turned over to the machine itself.