Richard Petty

You haven’t been around here long, have you.

That’s exactly what Dale Sr. was going to do. It was, ‘When I quit, I’ve got somewhere to go. I’ve spent my money, made my name. This is where I want to be.’ Junior is in the same suit.

If you ain’t trying to cheat a little, you ain’t likely to win much.

Cotton Owens was leading and daddy was second. They came up on me and I moved over to let them pass. Cotton went on, but daddy bumped me in the rear and my car went right into the wall.

If you keep running, you’ll get something.

We drove for the sheer fun of driving because there wasn’t that much money to be made.

I have learned a lot about myself and come to deal with a lot of things that, at first, bothered me.

It is also a testament to the role that Ireland and its citizens have played towards combating world hunger, poverty and under-development in agriculture and rural development,

Whenever I’m with you alone. You weave a magic spell and though it be a danger zone. I only know that you’re swell.

I don’t actually own a car.

When in trouble, take a bath and wash your hair.

I like someone who’s not afraid to be a kid!

It’s OK to quote from your past. But I’m more interested in quoting from my present and pointing towards the future.

I’m not worried about legacy. I don’t even know what that actually means. I don’t think anyone knows. I hope at some point in my career when my name is mentioned, someone will say “Oh yeah he has a good song!” I’d be happy with that.

In Washington, officials from the National Rifle Association met with a group of high school students. There were no survivors.

You know, people can’t fall in love with me just because I’m good at what I do.

I think it’s really finding that belief in yourself, where you just have it no matter what’s going on, no matter what anyone else says. I think that’s the challenge, is to really have that belief in yourself.

[on Stephen Merchant] He’s eight foot tall, has stupid glasses, awful hair, but it makes me look good, which is why he’s in the series. We look so strange on screen together as well. The height difference is ridiculous. I want people to know that he is a freak and I’m the normal one. Don’t look at this and go, ‘What? Didn’t know Ricky was a dwarf.’ I’m not. He’s the weird one.

I love the intellectual type. They know everything and suspect nothing.

I’ve known Daniel since I was 22. We did a play together in London many years ago.

These critics with the illusions they’ve created about artists – it’s like idol worship. They only like people when they’re on their way up… I cannot be on the way up again.