Baseball was socially relevant, and so was my rebellion against it.

The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry.

I am pleased that God made my skin black - but I wish He had made it thicker.

A well-paid slave is nonetheless a slave.

There is no such thing as bragging. You're either lying or telling the truth.

Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth, and so, of course, was my decision to have it out in public with the owners of organized baseball.

Dear Mr. Kuhn, After twelve years in the major leagues, I do not feel that I am a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes

And I'd be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn't gone through worse times than my teammates.

People try to make a Greek tragedy of my life, and they can't do it. I'm too happy.

I'd often wondered what would I do if I were ever traded, because it happened many, many times.

I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame.

‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.

Do one thing every day to show that you love the universe.

Believe is the birth of all miracles.

If you give a good thing to the world, then over time your karma will be good, and you'll receive good.

This world is a great sculptor's shop. We are the statues and there is a rumor going round the shop that some of us are some day going to come to life.

I've been alienating my public since I was 20 years old.

Here be dragons to be slain, here be rich rewards to gain; If we perish in the seeking, why, how small a thing is death!

To be active in a church social life or church activities or even a church mission to help the hungry or reach the poor, but really our dedication has to be born out of an infatuation with Jesus.

I have some rhythms on my computers, that are actually called "trance", they go from 1-30 or 40. They're grooves that come on the synth. If I could somehow use them, I would.

Pardon me for finding the glass half full.