I'm a great believer in the character of the club. To me, character has a lot to do with how you compete. That creates urgency and toughness. That elevates the talent that you have.

Even when you have three strikes, you're still not out. There is always something else you can do.

Pressure comes when someone calls on you to perform a task for which you are unprepared.

Play the game right. If you play the game intelligently and execute the fundamentals, you can win.

It's like most anything. If you want to be a loser, there's always a way to dwell on the negative. If you want to win, there's always a way to think positively.

Just because you're down to your last strike, you're not out yet. You can always do more. You'll always have more at-bats to take. That's true in baseball, in rescuing animals, and in life generally.

Toughest thing for me as a young manager is that a lot of my players saw me play. They know how bad I was.

We never quit trying. I know that's kind of corny, but the fact is we never quit trying. The dugout was alive even when we were behind. And sometimes it works.

There are always distractions, if you allow them.

Anything that disturbs your comfort factor is good for you.

It's a really neat and special coincidence, but it's nothing but a coincidence. This wasn't set up to give Matt that honor. It's just the way it worked out. It's a neat extra.

LIII.What is the holiness of conversation? It isto master death.

[I] go to the Golden Globes, the Grammys, all the awards shows. Just stuff you would never get to do as a regular person were things that were really exciting for me.

Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken.

We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.

Everything about woman is a riddle, and everything about woman has a single solution: that is, pregnancy

What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness.

I work all day, do research, sketch my ideas, prepare for performances.

I don't want to be the biggest or the best, I want to be faithful.

You keep wondering whether people will see that Barack Obama is a liar and not very bright.

When you're in the battlefield, survival is all there is.