Car quote by Robbie Coltrane

Mobile Desktop
See, what youre meant to do when you have a mid-life crisis is buy a fast car, arent you? Well, Ive always had fast cars
Like

"See, what you're meant to do when you have a mid-life crisis is buy a fast car, aren't you? Well, I've always had fast cars. It's not that. It's the fear that you're past your best. It's the fear that the stuff you've done in the past is your best work"

- Robbie Coltrane

About this Quote

This quote by Robbie Coltrane talks to the worry that many individuals experience during a mid-life crisis. He recommends that the traditional action to a mid-life crisis is to buy a quick cars and truck, but he suggests that this is not the response for him. Rather, he is having problem with the fear that he is past his finest which the work he has performed in the past is his finest work. This worry prevails among those experiencing a mid-life crisis, as they frequently feel that they have already attained their greatest successes which they are no longer capable of attaining anything greater. Coltrane's quote talks to the fear of stagnancy and the fear of not having the ability to reach one's full potential. It is a tip that even when we feel like we have reached our peak, there is still prospective for development and success.

About the Author

Scotland Flag This quote is written / told by Robbie Coltrane somewhere between March 30, 1950 and today. He was a famous Actor from Scotland, the quote is categorized under the topic Car. The author also have 24 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: w
Lao Tzu
"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"
Lao Tzu, Author
Small: Talent in cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of
Stephen King
"Talent in cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work"
Stephen King, Author
Small: Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity but strong and deep ones have two high tides - David Har
"Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides"
David Hare, Playwright
Small: Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody - John Churton Collins
"Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody"
John Churton Collins, Critic
Small: Do what you do best, and you will succeed - Oystein Stray Spetalen
Øystein Stray Spetalen
"Do what you do best, and you will succeed"
Øystein Stray Spetalen, Businessman
Small: A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body - Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body"
Benjamin Franklin, Politician
Small: Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor - Euripides
Euripides
"Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor"
Euripides, Poet
Small: One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man - Elber
Elbert Hubbard
"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man"
Elbert Hubbard, Writer
Small: Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need - Voltaire
Voltaire
"Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need"
Voltaire, Writer
Small: The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today - Elbert Hubbard
Elbert Hubbard
"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today"
Elbert Hubbard, Writer