That's a real void in my life. I see a lot of people who struggled and went to jail and the dogs were after them. I'd look them in the eyes and say, 'God almighty, I wish I'd have been there.'

The measure of a man is in the lives he’s touched.

Work? I never worked a day in my life. I always loved what I was doing, had a passion for it.

People ask me a lot about the values I got from playing for the Cubs for so many years. The value I got out of it was patience. A lot of people these days are not very patient.

Another friend hired me to open doors for him in the moving and relocation business. I did that for 10 years, am still doing it. And I do some work for the Cubs, in community relations.

The Cubs are gonna shine in sixty-nine.

You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace.

When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes.

Awards mean a lot, but they don't say it all. The people in baseball mean more to me than statistics.

It's a great day for a ball game; let's play two!

Loyalty and friendship, which is to me the same, created all the wealth that I've ever thought I'd have.

If you make peace without defense power, then you should be really ready to be ruled.

Humans are not made for endless light. Humans need their darknesses.

Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.

My uncle's house burned down when I was 6 years old. We got out safely. But ever since, I've had a nightmare of dying in a fire.

For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad.

It is much more convenient not to be a public company. As a private company you don't have to give information to the public. Secrecy is an important factor of success in the commodity business.

People who are difficult, whether they're getting their $10 million or $10,000, are going to be difficult no matter what. It really just depends on the person.

Vengeance burns,Torak." said Fin-Kedinn as the river bore him away. "It burns your heart. It makes the pain worse. Dont let that happen to you.

How much do you know about the Heartland War?' Connor shrugs. 'It was the last chapter in our history textbook, but we had state testing, so we never got to it.

Who would have known of Hector, if Troy had been happy? The road to valor is built by adversity.