# Quote — Jeremy Clarkson, Born to be Riled

> By computing the position of various stars on 11 April 1960, an astrologer would be able to deduce that I'm selfish, arrogant and thoughtless. But this seems like an unnecessarily complicated palaver. I mean why bother with reference books and slide rules and telescopes when you can simply ask what sort of car I drive. See the car. Know the man.

- Author: [Jeremy Clarkson](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jeremy-clarkson.md)
- Book: [Born to be Riled](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jeremy-clarkson/born-to-be-riled.md)
- Page: 175
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## More from this book

> If you're limited by budget, don't buy a new small car. Buy a used big one.

p. 212 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jeremy-clarkson/born-to-be-riled/if-youre-limited.md)

> Then there's power. There was a time when people cooed over Ferraris that developed 200 horsepower, whereas today 2.0 litre Escorts can manage that. It's almost impossible to buy a car that won't do a hundred. (If you really want one, various Mercedes diesels make a pretty good stab at it.) Then there's the environment. The Volkswagen Beetle could kill a rain forest at 400 paces whereas today's Golf trundles around with tulips coming out of its exhaust. The gas coming out of a Saab is actually cleaner than the air that went in. That's true, that is.

p. 21 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jeremy-clarkson/born-to-be-riled/then-theres-power.md)

> Now that's contentious stuff. You can say a car manufacturer's new product is a waste of the world's resources and they'll do nothing. You can liken it to a cup of cold sick and refuse to test it, saying it's more boring than dying, and still they won't react. But call a car dangerous and whoa, what's this? A writ? Blimey.

p. 194 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jeremy-clarkson/born-to-be-riled/now-thats-contentious.md)