I'd give a hundred dollars for a cold beer.

To understand him you had to understand this: he wasn't human.

It's always the same, Combs walks, Koening singles, Ruth hits one out of the park, Gehrig doubles, Lazzeri triples. Then Dugan goes in the dirt on his can.

Born? Hell, Babe Ruth wasn't born. He fell from a tree.

I've had the privilege of learning foreign languages. Instead of merely speaking a watered-down form of my mother tongue, like most people, I'm also helpless in two or three other languages.

The strength of Shevek's personality, unchecked by any self-consciousness or consideration of self-defense, was formidable.

So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.

I am more of a surprise kind of guy. I love to find out as I go.

Being inappropriate comes easy to me.

The whole drama of the world is such tragedy that I am weary of the spectacle.

Innovation is not the exclusive province of New Economy companies.

Your life is a work of art, a craft to be carefully mastered. For patience has replaced time, and you are your own destination.

No policy has proved more successful in making friends for the United States, during the cold war and since, than educating students from abroad at our colleges and universities.

What difference would a clear vision of my principles, values, and ultimate objectives make in the way I spend my time?