To suppose that whatever God requireth of us that we have power of ourselves to do, is to make the cross and grace of Jesus Christ of none effect.
On two legs, Mickey Mantle would have been the greatest ballplayer who ever lived.
I don't think anyone ever liked to play more than I did.
If a ballplayer is satisfied, he's going to slip. You have to keep fighting to improve.
All small men, all non-power hitters, must learn to bunt well. It's half your game.
No one had to tell me I was never going to be a home run hitter. I was hitting the same ball as the rest of the players, but when the big guys cracked one, it went out of the park. Mine went out of the infield.
What is the top requirement for a second baseman? A fine shortstop. I am fortunate in having the greatest shortstop in baseball, Luis Aparicio.
I think it's fine that there are five million people who are watching [politics on TV], and obviously I'm happy they are since they're on the air, and there are a couple hundred thousand people reading The Weekly Standard online, and that's great too, but most Americans aren't engaged that intensely, and are much less partisan.
On a very basic level, many people think celebrities have too much already, so we shouldn't be entitled to our political opinions.
I try to be very honest in my writing. It's amazing, though, to think that people are responding to what we do, but it's okay if they're responding in a positive way too, because I think just creating anything at all to put out there is a gift.
God tests His people through hardship.