I like to see a lot of pitches just to get a feel for being in the batter's box and seeing pitches.

I'm still pinching myself. I am very grateful of the way things have gone.

I'm not out to prove anything to anybody.

I don't denounce being Canadian at any point, but I'm definitely proud to be an American.

Larry Walker paved the way for guys like me.

I tried hockey, but it never stuck.

Everyone says the best fans in baseball are here [in Boston] and I can't wait to be a part of that.

I can do a little bit of everything, I'd like to think.

Before, baseball was something to do to get ready for the hockey season. Now, people look to play baseball, period. It's something you stick with.

It really tests you as a person as far as whether you can handle failure.

I don't really like the limelight.

I've always regarded it as a test of character to dislike the Kennedys. I don't really respect anyone who falls for Camelot.

One thing about Germany - they'll be organised, they'll be big and they'll be strong.

Perhaps it's rude to notice when a wizard does something strange.

Of course, any simplification runs the risk of mutilating reality; but it helps us establish perspectives.

Jesus was a cross-dresser.

librarianship is one of the few callings in the world for which is it still possible to feel unqualified admiration and respect.

The rose is wont with pride to swell, and ever seeks to rise.

As the more holy we are upon earth the more happy we must be.

Okay, everyone, now inhale... and then dehale!

Genius has infused itself into nature. It indicates itself by a small excess of good, a small balance in brute facts always favorable to the side of reason.