The good Lord doesn't tell you what His plan is, so all you can do is get up in the morning and see what happens next. — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
You can work hard, do everything that you think is right, but one thing you'll never overcome in life is fate. You can't control… — Richard Petty Copy Share
Cotton Owens was leading and daddy was second. They came up on me and I moved over to let them pass. Cotton went on,… — Richard Petty Copy Share
We drove for the sheer fun of driving because there wasn't that much money to be made. — Richard Petty Copy Share
Racing has become more show time; we've got to have something new to create interest in the sport. — Richard Petty Copy Share
I didn't miss out on a family life because of racing. I had one because of it. — Richard Petty Copy Share
There is no doubt about precisely when folks began racing each other in automobiles. It was the day they built the second automobile. — Richard Petty Copy Share
Cats know, comin' out of four, they better be standin' on it, else they'll be standin' in it. — Richard Petty Copy Share
Now they're getting so politically correct you can't even stick your tongue out at somebody. — Richard Petty Copy Share
When I first started racing, my father said, "Win the race as slow as you can. — Richard Petty Copy Share
