The fourth major league game I ever saw in person, I was in uniform

A lot of people say this honor validates my career, but I didn't work hard for validation.

I didn't play the game right because I saw a reward at the end of the tunnel.

I've been proud to be a lifelong Chicago Cub and still be with the Cubs. That's always been important to me and I think it's always been special

It didn't happen, but I feel fortunate for the two chances we had and it's just a shame we didn't go to a World Series for Cub fans.

I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager, and never, ever your uniform.

If you played the game the right way, played the game for the team, good things would happen

There was Shawon Dunston and Mark Grace, and together we were a double play combination for ten years

Hit a home run - put your head down, drop the bat, run around the bases, because the name on the front is more - a lot more important than the name on the back.

My wife Margaret is the best thing that's ever happened to me.

There's not too many guys that spend their whole career with one team and I think it's very fortunate and a blessing for me

Humility is not a virtue in a writer, it is an absolute necessity.

I learned to swallow words back, hold secrets on my tongue until they dissolved like soap bubbles.

The time to prepare for life’s disappointments and hurts is in advance.

... I believe true love arises only when two people are completely in sync with each other’s music. And dance with them.”-Michael to Sophia

The beauty of the Internet is there's a niche market for everything, and if you can focus on it, you can build a sustainable and viable business of it.

Then came a moment of renaissance, I looked up - you again are there, A fleeting vision, the quintessence Of all that's beautiful and rare.

We are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they.

One person caring about another represents life's greatest value.

there is no noise louder than a silent phone.

Mere good governance is not enough; it has to be pro-people and pro-active. Good governance is putting people at the center of development process.