My girls are great at making fun of Dad. They're never impressed with anything I do. I love that. I hope that never changes.

I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything.

Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn't guarantee success, but without it you don't have a chance.

Always follow your dreams, don't let anyone tell you that you can't be something.

Be respectful. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Respect the lowest rank and the highest rank and you'll never get in trouble.

Fear of failure is what fuels me, keeps me on edge and sharp. I'm not as good when I'm comfortable.

I believe a champion wins in his mind first, then plays the game, not the other way around.

I want to be known as Dominican-that's what I am, 100 percent ... I have a duty and responsibility to continue the legacy of Dominicans in baseball.

There is a difference between image and reputation. Image is nice. Reputation is developed over an entire career. Reputation is what I'm searching for.

You can have fun, respect the game and also play it hard. When you have that combination, you're going to put yourself in a position to be successful.

Some things are meant to be and if it was, you will know it.

People sometimes ask me, because of the blacklisting, "Do you hate the government? Don't you hate white people?" No, it's greed that's the problem.

I always loved fish for the colors and birds for the plumage. In the same way, I loved those women of the cabaret. They were birds of paradise.

When your silent, people recognize your greatness.

Portland is a pretty magnificent place to live.

It is very hard now to shock people into thinking about government regulation and the extent of government involvement in life.

It is not good for one's morals to see bad acting

The future is not a scenario written, which we only have to act out; it is a work which we have to create.

Pakistan is an old ally of the United States.

But to value every company as if they are the next Google, rather than valuing them all as if one of them might be, is pretty much the definition of a bubble.

Elegance is no longer significant; clothes have to be fun.