“I've been in California for about 15 years now. You're always in your car and insulated. I miss New York so much.”

“I'm not a car guy. The subway gets me where I need to go efficiently and cheaply, and I don't worry about traffic.”

“In life, you need a house and a car. After that, you have a choice.”

“Driving with one foot on the accelerator and the other on the brake is likely to get you nowhere, but certainly will burn out vital parts of your car. Similarly, cutting taxes on the middle class, but increasing them on the 'rich' is likely to result in an economic burnout.”

“I'm a big believer in everybody being themselves. If not doing a swimsuit calendar is yourself, that's great. But if doing a swimsuit calendar is yourself, then you should be able to do it. What I do outside the car adds to who I am and expresses a different side of me.”

“I've tried everything other than jumping out of a plane, but nothing gives you an adrenaline rush like racing a car.”

“I think that Indy is special to me. The greater the distance between the last time I drove an Indy car and the next time, I wouldn't like that to be too big.”

“Yes, my grandfather worked with Thomas Edison on the electric car, and he sold electric cars at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris.”

“The car business is a lot like football. In football, you have to win once a week. In the car business, you have to win every day.”