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title: "6 Cars Quotes By Gary Numan"
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> [I always say it took me 10 minutes to write 'Cars,' but if I am honest it could have been even less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/i-always-say-it-took-me-10-minutes-to-write-cars-but-if-i-am-honest/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb3/gary-numan-6975_advertising_i-always-say-it-took-me-10-minutes-to-wr_251508.jpg)

> [Although nothing seem right...In cars](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/although-nothing-seem-right-in-cars/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68c/gary-numan-6975_cars_although-nothing-seem-right-in-cars-3159_315994.jpg)

> [I'm not good at happy, lightweight kind of music. I'm not really good at pop music. 'Cars' is probably the only true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/i-m-not-good-at-happy-lightweight-kind-of-music-i-m-not-really-good/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b1/gary-numan-6975_car_i-m-not-good-at-happy-lightweight-kind-o_1008686.jpg)

> [It's the only way to live...In cars](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/it-s-the-only-way-to-live-in-cars/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06f/gary-numan-6975_quote_it-s-the-only-way-to-live-in-cars-112962_1129624.jpg)

> [Fame came quickly. I was only 19 when I secured my initial recording contract and my first two hit records - 'Are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/fame-came-quickly-i-was-only-19-when-i-secured-my-initial-recording/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ac/gary-numan-6975_came_fame-came-quickly-i-was-only-19-when-i-s_2058166.jpg)

> [If I open my door...In cars](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/if-i-open-my-door-in-cars/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ef/gary-numan-6975_cars_if-i-open-my-door-in-cars-2777325_2777325.jpg)

## Other authors on Cars

## More by Gary Numan

> [Being a display pilot is probably the thing I've been most proud of in my life. Don't really fly anymore now though. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/being-a-display-pilot-is-probably-the-thing-i-ve-been-most-proud-of/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

> [Now I can think for myself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/now-i-can-think-for-myself/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

> [Time heals nothing, it merely rearranges our memory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/time-heals-nothing-it-merely-rearranges-our-memory/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

> [I worship nothing. Not a good lie nor a dark one. If nature is proof of God's amazing creation then I have truly seen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/i-worship-nothing-not-a-good-lie-nor-a-dark-one-if-nature-is-proof-of/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

> [I have a condition called Aspergers Syndrome, which is like a mild form of autism It means I don't interact properly in certain social…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/i-have-a-condition-called-aspergers-syndrome-which-is-like-a-mild/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

> [I became an air display pilot. I used to teach it. I was an examiner for a few years as well. It was great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/i-became-an-air-display-pilot-i-used-to-teach-it-i-was-an-examiner/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

> [I honestly don't know what criteria makes someone right-wing or left-wing anymore. The boundaries of those definitions seem to be in a state of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/i-honestly-don-t-know-what-criteria-makes-someone-right-wing-or-left/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

> [I always say it took me 10 minutes to write 'Cars,' but if I am honest it could have been even less than that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/i-always-say-it-took-me-10-minutes-to-write-cars-but-if-i-am-honest/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

> [I want to start my own airplane business. I'm going to buy two Dakotas, paint them up in war colours and do, er, nostalgia…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/i-want-to-start-my-own-airplane-business-i-m-going-to-buy-two-dakotas/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

> [There's no point in lying saying I am doing really, really well because I'm not; I'm cult level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/there-s-no-point-in-lying-saying-i-am-doing-really-really-well/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

> [Although nothing seem right...In cars](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/although-nothing-seem-right-in-cars/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

> [I have one brother, John, an airline pilot, who is seven years younger. He's adopted, though we're still blood related - he's my cousin.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/i-have-one-brother-john-an-airline-pilot-who-is-seven-years-younger/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

> [Here in my car. I can only receive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/here-in-my-car-i-can-only-receive/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

> [If I thought that any of this was pre ordained, then it takes away any kind of incentive to struggle, or to put up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/if-i-thought-that-any-of-this-was-pre-ordained-then-it-takes-away-any/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

> [I'll be the in to your sane.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-numan/i-ll-be-the-in-to-your-sane/)

[Gary Numan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-numan/)

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