I thank heaven we have had baseball in this world... the kids... our national pastime.

It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.

You just can't beat the person who never gives up.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.

Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back.

Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.

I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.

I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.

Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.

Don't be afraid to take advice. There's always something new to learn.

Don’t betray the purpose of your creation

Don’t lose faith in the people.

Every man with an idea has at least two or three followers.

The stalkers can get a little scary at times, but I guess all these things are a part of being famous.

A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth.

I'm in the middle of my sixth book, which is about animals at the Los Angeles Zoo.

Madonna is a "living, breathing cash register."

The main difference between me and other people who have amassed this kind of money is that I am primarily interested in ideas, and I don't have much personal use for money.

The reason I never want a book to end is that I start to feel like the characters are my friends. I'll miss them when they're gone.

Hate begets hate, violence engenders violence, hypocrisy is answered by hypocrisy, war generates war, and love creates love.