I feel like I've been blessed with some athletic ability and I'd like to take advantage of it.

We had a lot of adversity, but we found a way.

I just go out every day and try to work hard.

I'm excited about where I am right now.

You get into pro ball and you realize all the guys were the best players on their teams. You have to keep moving forward.

I'm just enjoying playing baseball in the major leagues.

I never really worried about stats in the minor leagues. I was more concerned with getting better and bringing a positive attitude every day.

You have to look past the cool things and play the game. That's why you're here, to play the game.

A lot of people wanted me to play college football, but I wanted to get started playing pro baseball.

I'm not that big of a partier. I wasn't concerned about missing out on things in college.

I want to keep things simple and keep my energy focused on moving forward.

So we may use our books to form a barricade against the world, interweaving their words with our own to ward off the heat of the day.

Maybe this is the point: to embrace the core sadness of life without toppling headlong into it, or assuming it will define your days.

Feelings have the divine attracting power. Feelings are the only link between you and everything around you.

You are saved - seek to be like your Savior.

The core of the movie business remains intact and it's not descending in scope. Studios want movies that are bigger than ever.

An easy-going husband is the one indispensable comfort of life.

You get a taste here in New Orleans that you don't get anywhere else in the country.

So finally, I decided that the best response — the safest — was none at all.

Return with your shield, or upon it.’ (Julian's stepmother)

The development of the faculty of attention forms the real object and almost the sole interest of studies.