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

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

I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has made me more sensitive to injustice in every area of my life.

Soccer forces life to move on. There’s always a new match. A new season. There’s always a dream that everything can get better. It’s a game of wonders.

Better watch her. She burns other people's books.

I suspected once that any human life, however intricate and full it might be, consisted in reality of one moment: the moment when a man knows for all time who he is.

Prejudices of any kind are the destroyers of human happiness & welfare.

But you're not necessarily ever going to be handed a script where you can say: it's all done and perfect

In a work capacity I'm only interested in acting and producing

Goodness, what beautiful diamonds!' 'Goodness had nothing to do with it'.

You become megastars when superstars start reprising your roles.

I feel called to help individuals, to love each human being. I never think in terms of crowds in general but in terms of persons. Were I to think about crowds, I would never begin anything.

To get to know a truth properly, one must polemicize it.