Bernie Ecclestone Quotes

“Anyone who doesn't speak English isn't worth speaking to.”

“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.”

“Women should be all dressed in white like all the other domestic appliances.”

“Waiters are like hookers, never around when you want them.”

“You have to hope that your opponents are unlucky. Never only rely on your own luck.”

“If I feel like something's gonna be right, I invest in it, whatever it is.”

“Mr Ferrari taught me that the sport is on the table and the business is under it.”

“I've always been a bit of a dealer. I used to buy and sell fountain pens. I used to work on Petticoat Lane buying and selling.”

“I am not really emotional, so I can't say that. I don't have that kind of emotion, where I sit back and think 'Oh, that was wonderful.' I am not that kind of person.”

“People like to talk a lot. It's always better to do something than talk about it. If you're going to say you're going to do something, do it. I hate it when people say they're going to do something, then don't. I don't bother with them again.”

“I have been lucky enough to be healthy enough to be able to do what I do, and lucky that opportunities have opened up for me — and that I had the balls to take the advantages that I saw.”

“I don't make plans, never have. I take opportunities, and these were friendships. Stuart and Jochen were mates. I did the finance, they did the driving and it worked.”

“I have said it so many times before: we need another used-car dealer. And the used-car dealers that I have found make a lot more money than I do, so why should they change their business?”

“I have always paid tax in the UK, every year I always have. The issue was about the tax I earned overseas that the taxman thought I should pay UK tax on.”