Martin Jacques Quotes

Over my lifetime, the car had actually transcended the fact that it is a car. It has become a venue.

The independence once represented by the car has been replaced by cell phones and social networks, which are now at the forefront of people's expression of freedom and access. Once a symbol of 'coming of age,' many drivers are waiting longer to get their licenses.

If I don't drive then I am not the same person. Ever since I was a small boy this is my life.

When you first get money, you buy all these things so no one thinks you're mean, and you spread it around. You get a chauffeur and you find yourself thrown around the back of this car and you think, I was happier when I had my own little car! I could drive myself!

Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.

A new car is not going to change your life.

The cars we drive say a lot about us.

You know, if you are kind of rich, the best thing is that you don't have to think about money. The best thing you can buy with money is freedom, time. I don't know how much I earn a year. I have no idea. I don't know how much I pay in taxes.

You don't have to be worried about labeling me.

I've spent a lot of years living with normal people. If I take a private jet to go to a meeting in Milan, well, that's my business; I can do it. But I don't live for it.

Well, honey, I had the million dollar houses, I had the car, I had the horse, I had the barn; I had everything. Was I set free? I didn't even know what that meant.

I'm enjoying the money, the big house, the cars; what ghetto kid wouldn't?

When I come home, I'm just Maisie, and everywhere I go, I'm just Maisie!

Luxury and Extravagance are in my opinion totally destructive to those virtues which are necessary for the Preservation of the Liberty and Happiness of the People.

You'd be amazed how much attention $1 million will get you.

A man's car is like an extension of their ego and their manhood.

Everyone's an individual and individuality is such a strong thing in our society so that translates into wrestling.

The year I turned 16, I spent the weeks before Christmas dropping hints to my parents about how much I wanted - no, needed - my own transportation.

I've never been somebody who needs their car or other material, larger possessions to say something flashy about them.

For me, a car is a mode of transport - a reliable way to get from A to B. Comfort is important. And it's very important to fit my friends and be able to go on a road trip.

Every woman in this world is allowed to define themselves how they want.

Individuality is very important for a full human life.

The secret point of money and power in America is neither the things that money can buy nor power for power's sake but absolute personal freedom, mobility, privacy.

Where I come from your truck is a reflection of who you are.

Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face.