Don't quote me on this, but if they ever manage to ban beer advertising in baseball you can kiss the national pastime goodbye.

It's a business. If I could make more money down in the zinc mines I'd be mining zinc.

As a ballplayer, I would be delighted to do it again. As an individual, I doubt if I could possibly go through it again.

You hit home runs not by chance, but by preparation.

Maybe I'm not a great man but I damn well want to break the record.

I don't know if I want to go to New York. They'll have to pay me a lot more money because I like it here in Kansas City.

I don't want to be Babe Ruth. He was a great ballplayer. I'm not trying to replace him. The record is there and damn right I want to break it, but that isn't replacing Babe Ruth.

It's like obituaries, when you die they finally give you good reviews.

It would have been a helluva lot more fun if I had never hit those 61 homeruns... all it brought me was headaches.

I think the most privacy I had was when the game was going on.

I feel that I was a good all-around player, I had good speed, a good arm and could play the outfield.

Be calm in arguing: for fierceness makes Error a fault, and truth discourtesy.

South Africa never leaves one indifferent. Its history, its population, its landscapes and cultures - all speak to the visitor, to the student, to the friend of Africa.

Democracy the domination of unreflective and timorous men, moved in vast herds by mob conditions.

Composing's not voluntary, you know. There's no choice, you're not free. You're landed with an idea and you have responsibility to that idea.

My feeling is that as far as creativity is concerned, isolation is required. Creation is embarrassing. For every new good idea you have, there are a hundred, ten thousand foolish ones.

We all fantasize about a relationship we'd like to do over or something we'd like to change about our past. I think there are a lot more opportunities for second chances in our lives than we think.

"You could lie to me. You could tell me to be encouraged, that good will triumph over evil.""Good will triumph over evil," said Richard. "Liar."

Have compassion towards each other, including animals. Love and respect every living being on this planet - a key factor to a greater society.

I'm looking for a president that'll be like a Ronald Reagan to a Jimmy Carter.

Education should serve to enlarge the vision and broaden the outlook of the people.