Last year, I was sort of a kid and I was a little scared, I ain't scared any more.

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.

Forgiveness is about your peace of mind. When you don't forgive, you are the one who suffers.

Your imagination is a very important thing because nobody can take that away from you. No one can look in your head and read your thoughts.

I knew what my job was it was to go out and meet the people and love them.

During the holidays it's like cooking central time so keeping it safe is an important part.

My main mission when I became Prime Minister, was to keep Singapore going and Singapore has been kept going. So, I'm happy with what I've done for Singapore.

The general image of a man in an American sitcom is like a complete moron. You'd think the industry was run by a feminist cabal.

I had a nightmare that I slept without my nose tape on thank God it wasn't true!

But there are many men-and women-who do things in a time of war that they wouldn't dream of doing in peacetime, and all for the common good.

I had friends but I was spending a great deal of my time alone and for me that was vital because there's an awful lot you learn about yourself when you're alone.

Feeling confident - or pretending that you feel confident - is necessary to reach for opportunities. It's a cliché, but opportunities are rarely offered; they're seized.