I just didn't have anything to say, so I said nothing.

Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.

Be anything you want to be, but don't be dull.

It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager.

Whether you're trying to excel in athletics or in any other field, always practice. Look, listen, learn - and practice, practice, practice. There is no substitute for work, no shortcut to the top.

I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be.

I don't see why you reporters keep confusing Brooks (Robinson) and me. Can't you see that we wear different numbers.

If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out there, they'd be out there in first place.

Managers don't have as much leverage as they used to have. We can't really be the boss.

I had no trouble communicating, the player's just didn't like what I had to say.

The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season then watches that player sign with another team. When you destroy fan loyalties, you destroy everything.

We do not need anything more than our daily bread.

One of the primary goals in life ... should be to prepare for death. Everything else should be secondary.

When you do bigger films, the financiers take more risks.

Everything that originates from God will endure the test of time. Therefore, it is good to check out the origins of everything to make sure they were started by God.

Some would find fault with the morning, if they ever got up early enough.. The fault find faults even in Paradise.

God is the author, men are only the players. These grand pieces which are played upon earth have been composed in heaven.

Make it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime.

Whenever you surrender the most precious areas of your life to GOD, it's like trading in a pile of worthless pebbles for a truckload of priceless jewels.

It is the hardest thing to close the open hand of someone you love.

They're not the sharpest people - babies. So, you must be everything to them.