In my heart, I never called one wrong.

That guy in a twenty-five cent bleacher seat is as much entitled to know a call as the guy in the boxes. He can see my arm signal even if he can't hear my voice.

Baseball is more than a game to me, it's a religion.

An angry player can't argue with the back of an umpire who is walking away.

Your job is to umpire for the ball and not the player.

The best umpired game is the game in which the fans cannot recall the umpires who worked it.

It ain't nothing till I call it.

The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many managers strut around on the field trying to manage the umpires instead of their teams.

I told the umpires to walk back at least thirty-five feet from home plate. That reduced the arguements.

Young man, if that bat comes down, you're out of the game

Baseball is more than a game to me, it's a religon.

I became to understand you and all of you.

You're going to need a stronger stomach if you're going to be back in the kitchen seeing how the sausage is made.

I'm definitely not very insecure, but I have perfectionist tendencies, and I'll want things to be a certain way.

our bones like stems into the sky will forever cry victory

Women are not children. We are not fragile little birds who can't cope with jokes, works of art, or controversial speakers.

'American Dream' is a small little movie made for under a million dollars. Totally independent feature.

Marriage is like a temple resting on two pillars. If they come too close to each other the temple will collapse.

I couldn't have thrown that bomb. I was at home making bombs

I was very shy. I'm still shy.

Fame is the penalty of success. Jealousy is the penalty of fame.