Brock Yates Quotes - Page 2

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• The whole movie thing has never been a source of great pride for me, in that Burt Reynolds, who starred in the picture, butchered the original script I had written for the late Steve McQueen, and the result, while a massive moneymaker, was lashed by the critics. But like the old joke about Pierre the Bridge Builder, The Cannonball Run is indelibly inscribed on my so-called career portfolio, and few conversations with strangers pass without the subject of the picture arising.

  Brock Yates

  Running, Pride, Bridges

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• A written regulation in NASCAR is about as reliable as an Egyptian immigration law.

  Brock Yates

  Law, Immigration, Regulation

  Brock Yates (2004). “NASCAR Off the Record”, p.126, MotorBooks International

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• Regardless, I did rise to the editorship before embarking on a freelance career in the late '60's.

  Brock Yates

  Careers, Late, Embarking

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• I have four grown children and two tiny grandchildren.

  Brock Yates

  Children, Two, Tiny

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• If one is looking for cultural testosterone and raging off-the-wall competition in the world of communications, Manhattan was - and is - home plate.

  Brock Yates

  Wall, Communication, Home

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• The harsh reality is that America moves on four wheels, powered by conventional internal-combustion engines. At this point, while the elite media (excluding Newsweek) trumpet the benefits of hybrids and Ford and Toyota plan to lead the nation into a low-powered, high-mileage hybrid Utopia, the multitudes remain loyal to the gas-guzzling family bus in the driveway.

  Brock Yates

  Moving, Reality, Media

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