Arpith Chacko Jacob - since 1982...

Category: Quotes

  "I'm Michael Schumacher - I don't need to test my driving ability" - Michael Schumacher

September 25, 2004  

Michael Schumacher refused to give up hope of winning the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix after a spin in qualifying left him at the back of the grid.

Schumacher said: "You know in formula one you should never give up. If you know me, I never do."

"I'm Michael Schumacher. I don't need to test my driving ability, but it's certainly interesting to do what I have to do from where I am now."

  "Oh, the wild joys of living!" - Robert Browning

July 23, 2004  

Thanks to Zippora for this one :)

  "...remember that courage and strength are naught without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime..." - Edward Whymper

July 23, 2004  
"...remember that courage and strength are naught without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think what may be the end."

Edward Whymper 1871,
Scrambles Amongst the Alps.

I came across this quote from an article on Scrambles Amongst the Alps, a first hand account of Edward Whymper's life spent climbing the Alps.

Rated as one of National Geographic's adventure classics, this is one book I would like to get my hands on.