The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.

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.

The best way to get a drink out of a Vogon is to stick your finger down his throat.

If you don't have a sensation of apprehension when you set out to find a story and a swagger when you sit down to write it, you are in the wrong business.

I learned to play (baseball) on the streets in the Dominican Republic when I was 8 yrs old.

Cosmopolitan critics, men who are the friends of every country save their own.

The last time I was in Spain I got through six Jeffrey Archer novels. I must remember to take enough toilet paper next time.

I'm reminded of who I am, who I was, and who I'm supposed to be.

The pressure to give A grades is intense. It comes from the students and increasingly from their parents as well.

We have Kenjii. We have my cell phone. Since we aren't officially dating, I'm sure you'll agree that's all the protection we need.

There is some joy in weeping. For our tears Fill up the cup, then wash our pain away.

I'm really not an angry vegan, but human beings are f***ing rude.