I never really worried about stats in the minor leagues. I was more concerned with getting better and bringing a positive attitude every day.

We had a lot of adversity, but we found a way.

I just go out every day and try to work hard.

I'm excited about where I am right now.

You get into pro ball and you realize all the guys were the best players on their teams. You have to keep moving forward.

I'm just enjoying playing baseball in the major leagues.

You have to look past the cool things and play the game. That's why you're here, to play the game.

A lot of people wanted me to play college football, but I wanted to get started playing pro baseball.

I'm not that big of a partier. I wasn't concerned about missing out on things in college.

I feel like I've been blessed with some athletic ability and I'd like to take advantage of it.

I want to keep things simple and keep my energy focused on moving forward.

Love finds you in the strangest places, and hope clings to us in the nooks and crannies we never think to look.

Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

But, in the end, we editors just pass through. We all know that you, the readers, are the real carriers of the flame.

I believe truly that Satan cannot endure it and so slips out of the room - more or less - when there is a true song.

The national policy of promoting abstinence-only programs is a $1.5 billion failure and teenage girls are paying the real price.

The art of cooking is among the most intimate things that we can do for another.

Marry me. Marry me, my wonderful, darling friend.

There is a technical, literary term for those who mistake the opinions and beliefs of characters in a novel for those of the author. The term is 'idiot'.

If you’re not mad at the world, you don’t have what it takes

It is the University's function to turn out well-balanced persons with an understanding of themselves and of their place in life.