There is no such thing as bragging. You're either lying or telling the truth.

The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry.

I am pleased that God made my skin black - but I wish He had made it thicker.

A well-paid slave is nonetheless a slave.

Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth, and so, of course, was my decision to have it out in public with the owners of organized baseball.

Dear Mr. Kuhn, After twelve years in the major leagues, I do not feel that I am a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes

And I'd be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn't gone through worse times than my teammates.

People try to make a Greek tragedy of my life, and they can't do it. I'm too happy.

I'd often wondered what would I do if I were ever traded, because it happened many, many times.

I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame.

I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has made me more sensitive to injustice in every area of my life.

As you become more aligned with the truth of who you are, the question of liking yourself goes away. It is a natural state of being.

I a stranger and afraid In a world I never made.

When I left school I went on trip around the world - I only got as far as Australia, but like a bloody fool I cut it short because of a girl. It's probably one of my big regrets in life.

I think, with abstraction, it's easy to fall into a sort of pastiche.

Doom 2 is just such a bigger, badder, better version of Doom

A great novel is a kind of conversion experience. We come away from it changed.

People don't acknowledge loneliness in themselves, and don't appreciate its benefits, the reflection and attentiveness that come with it, the deepened acquaintance with oneself.

In science, nothing is ever 100% proven.

We must not mind insulting men, if by respecting them we offend God.

I would warn against holsters with devices for quick-draw. Devices always fail when you need them most.