You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.

No man can have a 'yellow streak' and last. He must pay much attention to his nerves or temperament. He must hide every flaw.

I always tried to learn about the hitters. Anytime someone got a hit off me, I made a mental note of the pitch. He'd never see that one again.

Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.

Anybody's best pitch is the one the batters ain't hitting that day.

You must have an alibi to show why you lost. If you haven't one, you must fake one. You self confidence must be maintained.

A boy cannot begin playing ball too early. I might almost say that while he is still creeping on all fours he should have a bouncing rubber ball.

I am not a veteran environmentalist. I don't live in a house made of recycled tires, I've never handcuffed myself to a tree, and I don't grow my own organic rutabaga.

I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching.

A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young woman regards the theater.

Luck is a combination of confidence and getting the breaks.

Problems are inevitable. Happiness is optional.

Life eats life to live.

Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything.

Be kind to people who are different from you.

It's great to have something to dress up for. You know, I spent three years in slacks at drama school, so now I like putting a dress on.

The greatest form of genius is that which isn’t noticed.

And your dinner for the orchestra officials." "Haven't you ever had people coming over and no time to shop? You have to make do with what's in the fridge, Clarice. May I call you Clarice?

A major contributor to the present-day tendency to accept and encourage homosexuality is Dr. Sigmund Freud.

They waited. The door did not open. The rain did not stop. The darkness made a tent and covered them completely.

Be blind. Be stupid. Be British. Be careful.