We have the 2004 M1 here for reference, which is useful. It worked well here last year; we won the race and always did fast lap times so it will be interesting to compare it to the new bike and it will help us to understand which parts have improved.

The work that we do during the winter is very important; we have a new bike and it's important to develop it during this time, and we start with this test.

Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside.

Also, when I started racing he knew a lot of people and it was more easy for me to find the first bike, so I have a good chance for sure.

I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.

It is a big problem and so I don't know for sure if I say yes or no to Ferrari.

How do Ferrari know what I'm doing next year when I don't know what I'm doing next week?

Once the races begin it's more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.

I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.

I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.

As for the level of spectacle of the two disciplines, I leave it to the people who watch the races to comment.

If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.

It's a big, big advantage because understanding what changes we might make takes time and it takes time to work out settings and to understand everything about the new machine.

But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.

I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school.

We have the 2004 M1 here for reference, which is useful. It worked well here last year; we won the race and always did fast lap times so it will be interesting to compare it to the new bike and it will help us to understand which parts have improved.

I would have probably stolen cars - it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.

In my opinion we are at the limit now, and 17 races is really too much. With all the testing that we do now, it means we're always on the bike and it's quite difficult.

To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.

In 2002 the Yamaha was at more or less the same level as the Honda, better in some ways, worse in others. But in the winter of last year between 2002 and 2003, Honda made a big step forward and it seemed as if Yamaha couldn't quite match that improvement.

Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn't have had this passion to be a rider.

I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.

Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.

Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.

My normal life is like being on holiday.

The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it's not the same taste.

The most important thing is to have a good relationship with the bike... you have to understand what she wants. I think of a motorcycle as a woman, and I know that sounds silly, but it's true.

To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.

Maybe the bike is more dangerous but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.

Riding a race bike is an art a thing that you do because you feel something inside.

I dont like being famous it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.

Riding a bike is like an artsomething you do because feel something inside.

The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.

I want the municipality to be a helping hand to the man with a desire of sympathy, to help the fallen when it is not in their power to help themselves.

Corporate partners help UNICEF fund our programmes for children, advocate with us on their behalf, or facilitate our work through logistical, technical, research or supply support.

Before and during the first phase of the war his administration repeatedly maligned the UN but now, that Iraq has turned into a quagmire, it is asking the UN for help.

Sitting at home the way I do, I'd just love the hear from people. It'd be a great help in passing the time.

Humor can help you cope with the unbearable so that you can stay on the bright side of things until the bright side actually comes along.

It was an idea we had when Al was in the Senate - to organize and moderate an annual conference that would look at government policy through the lens of the family to help identify ways that the family can be supported and strengthened.

The government must do all it can to help reduce interest rates for business.

For me, romance isn't an over-the-top act. It's someone offering to help and to support me. Or if that person thinks I'm making the wrong decision, he'll tell me. I want him to be honest, because being that honest takes a lot of guts.

I've always thought that if Israel really wanted to solve the problem, they'd just start tomorrow and push right to the Jordan River, and anything in their way goes. They don't need America or someone else to help.

So many people always try to help me carry my luggage and help me do things I can do myself. If I can do it myself, I'm going to do it myself. I'm not going to let other people do it for me, and I think that's a big part of where I came from. I'm not a real prissy girl.

Doorman - a genius who can open the door of your car with one hand, help you in with the other, and still have one left for the tip.

We would certainly welcome the recipient nation to put their inspectors on our shores, if they wanted to make that investment to help protect that shipment that is outgoing.

Stop relying only on technology.Technology can help the qualified, well-trained human being but cannot replace him.

The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball - the further I am rolled the more I gain.

Several million people inside and outside Afghanistan are destitute and desperately in need of help.

I've spent my career trying to help people without connections understand what's going on so that they have a chance of getting a fair shake from the connected and the powerful.