There's no place like New York. And I found out that until you go through it for a season, you really don't know it.

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.

Life is the byproduct of our thoughts. To make life better—think better.

There is no "right" way--only the way that is put before you.

Goldie was a believer in the imperial project, which is to say, in the civilising power of social progress.

A good mustache makes a man for many reasons.

There is no difference between religion and politics. Both involve lies and fanatical beliefs that generaly defy logic... Just like rock climbing.

Our lives are a mixture of different roles. Most of us are doing the best we can to find whatever the right balance is . . . For me, that balance is family, work, and service.

I love being in a brothers band. I have no desire to move away from it at all.

God has a special providence for fools, drunks, and the United States of America.

Becoming a superstar takes about 10,000 hours of hard work.

However much I dislike the idea of abortion, you should not criminalize a woman who, in very difficult circumstances, makes that choice.