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“I want to bring passengers on my airplanes to present to them my product.”

Niki Lauda (1949–2019) Austrian former Formula 1 racing driver

“Whenever I see something that challenges me, I take it on.”

Niki Lauda (1949–2019) Austrian former Formula 1 racing driver

“I’ve been through a lot and I realize the future can’t be controlled. I’m not worried. You can always learn to overcome difficulties.”

Niki Lauda (1949–2019) Austrian former Formula 1 racing driver

“I always go extreme ways.”

Niki Lauda (1949–2019) Austrian former Formula 1 racing driver

“When you have the chance to fight for victory or a podium finish, you have the motivation to push that extra bit out of yourself.”

Niki Lauda (1949–2019) Austrian former Formula 1 racing driver

“To make a decision you need to be in a perfect environment: you have to be motivated and surrounded by the right people.”

Niki Lauda (1949–2019) Austrian former Formula 1 racing driver

“I said then and later that I had conquered my fear quickly and cleanly. That was a lie. But it would have been foolish to play into the hands of my rivals by confirming my weakness. At Monza, I was rigid with fear.”

Niki Lauda (1949–2019) Austrian former Formula 1 racing driver

“From success, you learn absolutely nothing. From failure and setbacks conclusions can be drawn. That goes for your private life as well as your career.”

Niki Lauda (1949–2019) Austrian former Formula 1 racing driver

“Really, you should always discuss the defeats because you can learn much more from failure than from success.”

Niki Lauda (1949–2019) Austrian former Formula 1 racing driver

“The less you talk, the more time you have for the essential things.”

Niki Lauda (1949–2019) Austrian former Formula 1 racing driver

“Giving up is something a Lauda doesn’t do.”

Niki Lauda (1949–2019) Austrian former Formula 1 racing driver

“A race isn’t won until it’s over.”

Niki Lauda (1949–2019) Austrian former Formula 1 racing driver

“I've stopped drinking, but only while I'm asleep.”

George Best (1946–2005) British footballer

“We do not ask for what useful purpose the birds do sing, for song is their pleasure since they were created for singing. Similarly, we ought not to ask why the human mind troubles to fathom the secrets of the heavens. The diversity of the phenomena of nature is so great and the treasures hidden in the heavens so rich precisely in order that the human mind shall never be lacking in fresh nourishment.”

Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer

“Truth cannot be found by intellectual effort because truth is not a theory, it is an experience.”

Rajneesh (1931–1990) Godman and leader of the Rajneesh movement

“The real question is not whether life exists after death. The real question is whether you are alive before death.”

Rajneesh (1931–1990) Godman and leader of the Rajneesh movement

“It is very easy to follow your parents,
it is very easy to follow your teachers,
it is very easy to follow the society,
it is very easy to be obedient --

to be rebellious, to be on your own, is very difficult.

But growth comes the hard way.”

Rajneesh (1931–1990) Godman and leader of the Rajneesh movement

“I can't tell you how many directors have decided that Donna Anna wants to be raped by Don Giovanni and is in love with him, even though she has never seen him before.”

Megan Marie Hart (1983) American opera singer

“She helped me feel like I could take risks with the music, which you’re often told not to do. When you watch her, you see that it makes a difference. From now on, I am not going to be afraid to individualize my performances to the max. I won’t be afraid of liberties, if the score permits them. I know I can do it.”

Megan Marie Hart (1983) American opera singer