Juan Manuel Fangio

In my time, you needed to speak a little Italian, and that was it.

When I raced with Mercedes, I thought I'd learn German. But my wife didn't want to live in Germany.

The driver of a racing car is a component. When I first began, I used to grip the steering wheel firmly, and I changed gear so hard that I damaged my hand.

I confess that I listen to my own music for my own pleasure.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth.