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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

Topics: Ashamed Being Human Human Being Like Look Made Make Me People Prison Saw Some Teachers Tough

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I went through high school, but I didn't graduate.

~Evel Knievel

Topics: Graduate High High School School Through

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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

Topics: Aptitude Attitude Detention Find Go He Help Him His Homes Kid Kids Knows Like Out Right Right And Wrong Tell Try Wants Where Work Wrong

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Sometimes I keep a car for only a week or two. I like the newest and the flashiest.

~Evel Knievel

Topics: Car Keep Like Newest Only Sometimes Two Week

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I am not, never have been, and never will be a politician. But I want to tell you the United States has always been proud of having the support of the United Kingdom, of keeping Britain in Europe. We need Britain in Europe.

~Evel Knievel

Topics: Always Am Been Britain Europe Having Keeping Kingdom Need Never Politician Proud States Support Tell United United Kingdom United States Want Will You I Am

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It's easy to be famous today. People pay a million dollars to be recognized, but nobody cares about them. They cared about me because I did things other men were afraid to do. That's why my fans identified with me. They were mostly working-class.

~Evel Knievel

Topics: About Afraid Because Cared Cares Did Dollars Easy Famous Fans Identified Me Men Million Million Dollars Mostly Nobody Nobody Cares Other Pay People Recognized Them Things Today Were Why Working-Class

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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

Topics: Away Created Failures Fame Got Had He Lot Me Sort Then

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I can't keep track of my hospital time. It all sort of blurs together.

~Evel Knievel

Topics: Hospital Keep Sort Time Together Track

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I guess I'm like any other concerned father, except that nobody else's son guns a cycle over 17 pickups without holding on to the handlebars.

~Evel Knievel

Topics: Any Concerned Cycle Else Except Father Guess Guns Holding Holding On Like Nobody Other Over Son Without

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I play golf five days a week. I find that if I play seven days a week, I get stale.

~Evel Knievel

Topics: Days Find Five Get Golf Play Play Golf Seven Stale Week

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Entertainer

Born: October 17th, 1938

Died: November 30th, 2007

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