Evel Knievel
stunt performer, entertainer, painter, motorcycle racer, actor, film actor, ice hockey player
Read on Wikipedia1938 – 2007
All Quotes by Evel Knievel
“You can be famous for a lot of things. You can be a Nobel-prize winner. You can be the fattest guy in the world.”
“You are the master of your own ship, pal. There are lots of people who fall into troubled waters and don't have the guts or the knowledge or the ability to make it to shore. They have nobody to blame but themselves.”
“If you fall during your life, it doesn't matter. You're never a failure as long as you try to get up.”
“I really think we should pass a law in every state, I don't care whether it takes the independence away from an old person or not. You shouldn't be driving a car if you're over the age of 80. Maybe even less than that.”
“I love the feeling of the fresh air on my face and the wind blowing through my hair.”
“I like to help kids, work with kids in detention homes. Don't tell a kid what's right and wrong. He knows what's right and wrong. Find out what his attitude and his aptitude are; try to help him where he wants to go.”