I can still crack a safe with one hand tied behind my back. I’m not proud of it. But I was always against society. – Evel Knievel
I foresee the Chinese ruling the world. What are you going to do to stop it? No president of the United States will ever have enough power to stop the Chinese when they want to take over the world. – Evel Knievel
The saddest thing is when a guy is paying so much attention to the world and everything going by that he can’t take the time for his own mother. – Evel Knievel
I am a guy who is first of all a businessman. I’m not a stunt man. I’m not a daredevil. I’m – I’m an explorer. – Evel Knievel
When you’re mad at someone, it’s probably best not to break his arm with a baseball bat. – Evel Knievel
I’ve always been concerned about kids – not just my own three, but all kids – what kind of an image I’m providing for them, what kind of inspiration. I don’t know now. Maybe I’m leading them down the path to self-destruction. – Evel Knievel
I guess I thought I was Elvis Presley but I’ll tell ya something. All Elvis did was stand on a stage and play a guitar. He never fell off on that pavement at no 80 mph. – Evel Knievel
I think through education, belief in God, and good engineering, our children become a lot better at what they’re doing than we did, and that starts with the very first sign of life on the face of this earth. – Evel Knievel
I thought I was bulletproof or Superman there for a while. I thought I’d never run out of nerve. Never. – Evel Knievel
Titanic Thompson and Amarillo Slim would have run from a game with Marty Stanovich. Marty could really play, and he didn’t cheat. – Evel Knievel
Prison was tough on me. I saw people in prison that made me ashamed I was a human being. Some make Qaddafi and Idi Amin look like Sunday-school teachers. – Evel Knievel
I like to help kids, work with kids in detention homes. Don’t tell a kid what’s right and wrong. He knows what’s right and wrong. Find out what his attitude and his aptitude are; try to help him where he wants to go. – Evel Knievel
If I’m out trailriding, I have a favorite motorcycle. Riding on the road, I’ve got a favorite. If I’m jumping, I have a favorite, and if I’m racing, I have a favorite. – Evel Knievel
I think if you have ability and talent in one way, you have it in all ways. I’m not a jack of all trades; I’m a master of many. I don’t feel there is anything I can’t do if I want to. – Evel Knievel
The most important thing in life is, if you have a dream, I mean a real good dream, follow it. – Evel Knievel
I recently have had a full hip replacement and a liver transplant, and I’m getting used to the medication. – Evel Knievel
My failures had a lot to do with my fame. I created Evel Knievel, and then he sort of got away from me. – Evel Knievel
