I grew up with the thought that I wanted to treat people the way I'd like to be treated, and I think if you do that, it's pretty hard to go wrong.

My job is to give my team a chance to win.

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something.

Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent.

It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy.

Pitching in the big leagues is a dream. Preparing to pitch in the big leagues is a nightmare!

Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt.

When I had dyslexia, they didn't diagnose it as that. It was frustrating and embarrassing. I could tell you a lot of horror stories about what you feel like on the inside.

A successful pitcher keeps the leadoff hitter from reaching first base and puts the first pitch over for a strike - the two most important rules of pitching.

Everyone has limits. You just have to learn what your own limits are and deal with them accordingly.

My ability to throw a baseball was a gift. It was a God-given gift. And I am truly appreciative of that gift.

To reproduce your life is to convert it into tangible products for the benefit of humanity.

In a number of cases dissenting opinions have in time become the law.

I constantly make fashion mistakes but I think it's good to take risks.

I have found myself deeply, deeply intrigued by the ska-punk scene. It's such an expressive form of popular music, it's so real, it's got so much life: it's the most vital music in the world.

There's no such thing as silence. Something is always happening that makes a sound.

Pranking is ultimately turning the world upside down. It's in good fun.

Love is like an eternal flame, once it is lit, it will continue to burn for all time.

The theory of war as an apt and proportionate means of solving international conflicts is now out of date.

Evolution isn't true, because if we evolved from monkeys, how can they still be here?

It is my disposition to maintain peace until its condition shall be made less tolerable than that of war itself.