I'm merely a baseball player, guys. In the great scheme of things, my thoughts, opinions and attitudes are of little importance.

The media loves nothing more than when there is a racial scandal or something. Racism, bigotry, these are just such hot button issues, and the media loves it.

My comments concerning persons afflicted with AIDS as well as various minority groups have left people wondering if I am a racist.

I'll admit I said something I shouldn't have said.

I have a group of close personal friends that are all my world. My family is my world. And as long as those people are happy with me, then I'm happy with myself.

The last thing I want to do... is offend people and ostracize myself.

Even though it might appear otherwise from what I've said, I am not a racist. I should not have said what I did because it is not what I believe in my heart.

Like me or don't like me, I'm not going to adjust my behavior, just to gain a few more positive fans.

I am extremely sorry for the stress and confusion I have brought on the Braves organization.

I have hurt people. It was unintentional, but nevertheless, there was damage done.

Kindness is the best prayer.

If Petey were keeping one of her lists of the things she hated, she would have to add: the fact that there was no justice.

Governments do not govern, but merely control the machinery of government, being themselves controlled by the hidden hand.

Everything counts! Everything you do helps or hurts, adds up or takes away.

Derision is never so agonizing as when it pounces on the wanderings of misguided sensibility.

Oral delivery aims at persuasion and making the listener believe they are converted. Few persons are capable of being convinced the majority allow themselves to be persuaded.

Let none presume to measure the irregularities of Michael Angelo or Socrates by village scales.

Someone has to spread the good news that we survived.

The holy law of Jesus Christ governs our civilisation, but it does not yet permeate it.

I continually find it necessary to guard against that natural love of wealth and grandeur which prompts us always, when we come to apply our general doctrine to our own case, to claim an exception.