“It's easy to be famous today. People pay a million dollars to be recognized, but nobody cares about them. They cared about me because I did things other men were afraid to do. That's why my fans identified with me. They were mostly working-class.”

“I decided to fly through the air and live in the sunlight and enjoy life as much as I could.”

“If you don't know about pain and trouble, you're in sad shape. They make you appreciate life.”

“You are the master of your own ship, pal. There are lots of people who fall into troubled waters and don't have the guts or the knowledge or the ability to make it to shore. They have nobody to blame but themselves.”

“Unless we do things in this country to slow down our population, slow down our birth control, provide better water for people, provide power for people, we're gonna find out that the next wars are not going to be fought over diamonds, gold and political things.”

“Riding a motorcycle on today's highways, you have to ride in a very defensive manner. You have to be a good rider and you have to have both hands and both feet on the controls at all times.”

“I really think we should pass a law in every state, I don't care whether it takes the independence away from an old person or not. You shouldn't be driving a car if you're over the age of 80. Maybe even less than that.”

“You can be famous for a lot of things. You can be a Nobel-prize winner. You can be the fattest guy in the world.”

“It's easy to be famous today. People pay a million dollars to be recognized, but nobody cares about them. They cared about me because I did things other men were afraid to do. That's why my fans identified with me. They were mostly working-class.”

“I love the feeling of the fresh air on my face and the wind blowing through my hair.”

“If you fall during your life, it doesn't matter. You're never a failure as long as you try to get up.”