Carroll Shelby (Carroll Hall Shelby) Quotes
In 1964, when Lee Iacocca said, 'Shelby, I want you to make a sports car out of the Mustang,' the first thing I said was, 'Lee, you can't make a race horse out of a mule. I don't want to do it.' He said, 'I didn't ask you to make it; you work for me.'
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My brothers and I would sit out on the park bench and harmonize.
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Nothing exists except through language.
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I don't like the bullying, do-one-over style of comedy. It's so cheap.
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I am an inventor of music.
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I'll pick up your hand and slowly blow your little mind 'Cause I made my mind up you're going to be mine.
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When you suffer, don't speak. Look inside and listen for the duaa He inspires in you. and then ask Him. Again and again. Don't stop.
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I was hungry and went out for a bite, ran into a chum with a bottle of rum and we wound up drinking all night.
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The shot from Laws was precise but wide.
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I think the worst thing that's happened to sports is 'sources say.'
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In 1964, when Lee Iacocca said, 'Shelby, I want you to make a sports car out of the Mustang,' the first thing I said was, 'Lee, you can't make a race horse out of a mule. I don't want to do it.' He said, 'I didn't ask you to make it; you work for me.'
