A country without idols is nothing.

When I put on my uniform, I feel I am the proudest man on earth.

I was born to play baseball.

If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don’t do that, you are wasting your time on this Earth.

I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all he had to give.

Why does everyone talk about the past? All that counts is tomorrow's game.

A nation without heroes is nothing.

In a way, I was born twice. I was born in 1934 and again in 1955 when I came to Pittsburgh. I am thankful to say that I lived two lives.

I would be lost without baseball. I don't think I could stand being away from it as long as I was alive.

I am convinced that God wanted me to be a baseball player. I was born to play baseball.

There's no difference between me and you. You need something, a glove, a place to live, you let me know.

Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.

A conscience can be a dangerous thing

If I knew what the picture was going to be like I wouldn’t make it. It was almost like it was made already – the challenge is more about trying to make what you can’t think of.

I have two pairs of stretchy maternity leggings and jeans, which I will never give up, because once you experience an elastic band for a waist, you will never go back.

There's opportunity upon opportunity to be grateful; that's what life is.

The man upstairs is pushing the buttons, and if your name happens to be on that button, well, thank you.

Every human being should keep alive within them the sacred flame of madness, but should behave as a normal person.

A successful marriage is made up of two good forgivers.

As I observe my daily life and that of others, I have come to the conclusion that genuine joy is a potent mixture of harsh reality, and the realization that life can be funny.

Meaning equals emotion and emotion equals life. Choose consciously and wisely.