Enzo Ferrari

Engineering Italy 1898 – 1988 86 quotes

Italian automotive engineer and founder of Ferrari, known for high-performance sports cars.

Quotes by Enzo Ferrari

What's behind you doesn't matter.

Interview 1980

The car of the future will be either a small one or a flying one.

Speech 1965

Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.

Book 1950

Passion is the true source of innovation in engineering.

Interview 1975

A car is a living being, it breathes and feels the road.

Letter 1962

In racing, the engine is the heart, the chassis the skeleton.

Speech 1932

Life is too short not to drive fast.

Interview 1985

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

Book 1940

Ferrari is not a car, it's a dream.

Speech 1958

Engineering is 90% perspiration and 10% inspiration.

Letter 1972

Speed is the essence of life.

Interview 1968

Politics in racing? It's like oil in an engine—necessary but messy.

Speech 1953

The road to success is always under construction.

Book 1945

A good engineer sees solutions where others see problems.

Interview 1963

Humor in the garage: Why did the piston break up with the cylinder? It needed space.

Speech 1978

My last words? Keep the engine running.

Deathbed 1988

Innovation comes from necessity, not luxury.

Letter 1935

The beauty of a car is in its performance, not its paint.

Book 1957

Defeat is simply a comeback in disguise.

Interview 1961

In life, as in racing, timing is everything.

Speech 1970