I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious.

Failure is a part of success.

My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.

Failure is a part of success. There is no such thing as a bed of roses all your life. But failure will never stand in the way of success if you learn from it.

It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.

Failure will never stand int he way of success if you learn from it.

You may not think you're going to make it. You may want to quit. But if you keep your eye on the ball, you can accomplish anything.

I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you've never seen before. If they do, I'm still looking for it.

I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.

What you do with your life and how you do it is not only a reflection on you, but on your family and all of those institutions that have helped to make you who you are.

Does Pete (Rose) hustle? Before the All-Star game he came into the clubhouse and took off his shoes and they ran another mile without him.

Maybe I live in the gates that lead to outbound international flights. Maybe that is home.And do I feel more comfortable at the departures or at the arrivals?

We can play politics, or we can reduce crime.

I was handed a tough life lesson at a very early age.

Love is someone you can be silly with

For Democrats, anything less than 15 net pickups will be a disappointing outcome [in presidency race].

I mean, if cans can be recycled, why not spirits?

America is ripe for lies and lethargy. The pure mountain air is going and gone. It is a huge burden and a sadness for us all.

Words are as beautiful as wind horses, and sometimes as difficult to corral.

It sure is boring to be around people who are in character all the time. I always find it's closer to mental illness than acting excellence.

There is no virtue in curiosity. In fact, it might be the most immoral desire a man can possess.