Why should my love be powerless to help another?
A ballplayer has two reputations, one with the other players and one with the fans. The first is based on ability. The second the newspapers give him.
My favorite umpire is a dead one.
There was never a finer character - charitable and friendly to his foes and ever willing to help a youngster breaking in.
In my own case I have frequently faced the pitcher when I had no desire whatever to hit. I wanted to get a base on balls.
I am convinced that in my own career I could usually have hit 30 points higher if I had made a specialty of hitting.
I want nothing but death.
Nothing surpasses the beauty and elegance of a bad idea.
We're still at a point where women [directors] aren't allowed to be mad visionaries. We have to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that we're responsible, that we can handle it, that we've got all our ducks in a row. . . most women who direct always come in on budget, always come in on schedule, and if they were wild and irresponsible it would not be put down to brilliance, but to a general flakiness.
I don't like the feeling, but I've got to say that a little fear makes me a more focused, more responsible programmer.