"He'd also warn me that even if I was in a position of strength, whether at work or in relationships, I had to play fair. "Just because you're in the driver's seat," he'd say, "doesn't mean you have to run people over.

You don't have to be responsible for the world that you're in.

I drove a bus down Sunset Boulevard once, and I didn’t kill anyone.

Each of us has a short ride on this earth and as long as we stay in our lane, and don't affect someone else's ride, we should be allowed to drive as we see fit.

Most people think I have a lot of fun and that I'm a pretty good driver but they don't take my driving all that seriously.

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

I realized that when people underestimate you, you don’t even have to do way too much to blow them from their seats, based on how excellent you are.

You're under no obligation to be the same person you were 5 minutes ago.

You don’t have to let yourself be terrorized by other people’s expectations of you.

You don't have to be too careful.

But you don’t have to let your doubt into the cockpit! You can tolerate doubt as a backseat driver, but if you put doubt in the pilot’s seat, defeat is guaranteed. Remembering that you’ve been through difficulties before and have always survived to fight again shifts the conversation in your head. It will allow you to control and manage doubt, and keep you focused on taking each and every step necessary to achieve the task at hand.

Mostly I'm telling people that they don't have to be victims. They can be survivors but I don't as a rule put "messages" in my writing.

You don't have to be a horse's butt to win this game; you can't be an angel, but you sure don't have to be an ass.

You don’t have to solve problems for others. You can let them be uncomfortable.