I came up and was a first-round draft pick and there was a lot of hype and a lot of expectation, and I enjoyed that. Have I also seen the other side of that? Absolutely.

In Philly when it's good, there is no better place.

I've always enjoyed hitting things as hard as I can. It's fun to hit things and watch them fly.

I hit every day. I love to hit.

I don't know what to think of the money. It's kind of mind-boggling. I come from a middle-class, blue-collar family. We've never really had money.

Hitting is mostly confidence. I just go out and play and that's the best you can ask for.

AnatasiaYou Are My More My Love, My LifeChristian

Do not refuse to help your own relatives.

Somewhere along the line, "Church" became a weekly event rather than a gathering of people who did life together.

Allow Christmas day to blossom in the bosom of your own inner joy & happiness.

It was an epoch of her life, an hour never to be forgotten, this first coming into relation with a really noble library.

To use color well is as difficult as for a fish to pass from water to air or earth.

I get asked to give stuff to my dad. I'm, like, 'I'm not gonna pass your script to him!' You know? My dad's my dad. I'm not his agent.

It is not a choice of life, it is a choice of death. If this is life, I'd rather die.

They always say 'youth is wasted on the young' - there's something to that.

The US dollar is our currency but your problem.