Don't be afraid to take advice. There's always something new to learn.

It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.

You just can't beat the person who never gives up.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.

Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back.

Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.

I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.

I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.

Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.

I'd play for half my salary if I could hit in this dump (Wrigley Field) all the time.

We deem those happy who from the experience of life have learned to bear its ills without being overcome by them.

Poetry either pulses with real life or it's just an aborted simulacra. There's no middle ground.

Each driver has its limit. My limit is a little bit further than others.

[Trade] was clearly a factor.That was a complete reversal of where things are normally at. Usually Republicans are all for free trade.

I used to sing in the church choir. People would say it was unusual for such a small girl to have such a big voice. They would say, 'She sounds like she's grown.'

I am trying to be kind instead of right.

The glow of inspiration warms us; it is a holy rapture.

I like the good feeling movies.

There is more uncertainty than usual about job futures because computers are replacing more and more human intelligence, and globalization is proceeding at an accelerating pace.

If you are alive and conscious, you are probably codependent.