We need our veterans to set an example, like being the first ones there. A veteran is entitled to a bigger paycheck, but not a special set of rules.

I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song I have a bad game.'

You're not always going to be at your best, but it better be the best you've got that day.

When it’s time, it’s time … and it’s time.

You don't lead by lip service, you lead by example.

We need to have preparation to win. A disciplined team will win more close games over a period of time.

He represented the Twins , but I think everyone in baseball felt like they were a teammate of Kirby Puckett.

I'm second in doubles - double vodkas, double scotches.

It takes time to get the whole package. Freshmen can't be seniors.

It's well known that I interviewed with Philadelphia last winter, and I'd like to manage again.

You can't run a mule in the Kentucky Derby.

Don’t let past disappointments rob you of future happiness.

I have found truly jubilant Christians only in the Bible, in the Underground Church and in prison.

When a man says he sees nothing in a book, he very often means that he does not see himself in it: which, if it is not a comedy or a satire, is likely enough.

To become a painter or a sculptor or a graphic designer is quite an isolated way to spend your life.

When using dialect, use it lightly. A dialect word here and there is enough. All you want to do is suggest. Never let it call attention to itself.

Though outer events may be difficult, the key to our happiness is how our mind responds to them.

When I'm going to see a comedian, I don't want to see them hold back, and when I'm reading a book, I don't want to hear an abridged version.

Republicans are not going to play I-told-you-so, but it is pretty obvious that the tax reductions passed in 2003 helped Americans dig out of a recession and get back to work.

We can doubt the Lord when we go through tough times, but you know that He's always got your best interest at heart.

American liberty is a religion. It is a thing of the spirit.