You've got to hit 30 before you hit 40.

If you can stay back, you can wait an extra split-second longer, and then you become more relaxed, and that's when you gain confidence.

I'm always alright, as long as I've got [a bat].

I love Minnesota, and I'd love to play my whole career here.

I don't really set personal goals for home runs or anything like that. However many I hit, I hit. If I'm making consistent contact and hitting the ball hard, then I will hit home runs.

I believe I'm a middle-of-the-order hitter capable of driving in runs. If I stay healthy, I'll get back to that level.

A first-place team? You're always excited to become a part of that.

One thing we knew for certain- despite all our certainties, it was very difficult to guess what one individual was thinking at any given moment.

I realize that not everyone could be granted the chance of getting a decent closure – most people just deal with the decisions they made then on their own.

I contend that those who Agape can only administer mercy and grace."~R. Alan Woods [2012]

A philosopher goes where the truth leads and has no patience with mere emotion.

As every authoritarian regime knows, association can be a dangerous thing. From discussion it is only a few steps to action.

... the science we are after is not about mathematicals either none of them, you see, is separable.

I'm a painter, that's what I love to do first and foremost.

I really like the concept of, like, slowing down and savoring your food, enjoying it.

What is the freedom a man can enjoy? Man is governed by certain restraints. He has to adhere to truth.

A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn't.