I'm a tough guy, and I like pitching in tough games.

My dad always told me to play hard and know that the people you're competing with and against are working just as hard or harder. So don't let them out-work you.

Ever since I was a little kid, the last thing I wanted to do was lose. I hated losing. I still hate it. I guess you can see that when I'm out there.

I love pitching in front of big crowds and in huge stadiums.

I look at scouting reports, but don't let them dictate what I'm throwing.

Hitters are too big, too strong, and their bats are too quick. I have to go inside to have success.

I really can't complain about anything. I'm living a childhood dream and I have a perfect family. There's really nothing that I'm disappointed with.

I know winning 20 is a special kind of thing, but I'd rather get into the playoffs, and be strong for the playoffs.

One thing that I learned is this - once a Braves fan, always a Braves fan. No matter what. And as a player, that means more than you could understand.

I've matured a lot as a pitcher. I understand what my strengths are. I've learned that I've got a great sinker, I get a lot of ground balls, and it's easy to get a ground-ball double play.

Because I have so much life on my pitches, I can get away with getting too much of the plate every now and then.

Sometimes I wish I had never saved your neck from decapitation in Faroe. Then I could just descend into lewdness in peace.

The prime goal is to alleviate suffering, and not to prolong life. And if your treatment does not alleviate suffering, but only prolongs life, that treatment should be stopped.

Nearly all the synth work on Heathen is mine and some of the piano.

If you're white, you're alright. If you're brown, stick around. but if you're black, oh baby. Get back, Get back, Get back.

The greatest sound in the theater is silence.

Religion is not what you will get after reading all the scriptures of the world. It is not really what is grasped by the grain. It is a heart grasp.

The family is changing not disappearing. We have to broaden our understanding of it, look for the new metaphors.

You cannot endure what you never enjoy!

Even if our own troubles are great, we should still serve. Jesus washed His disciples feet on the way to the cross.

My work is writing, but my real work is being.