From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned.
Salary arbitration is probably in place - was put in place then and probably is in place now - because I supported it.
I believe in the Rip Van Winkle theory—that a man from 1910 must be able to wake up after being asleep for seventy years, walk into a ballpark, and understand baseball perfectly.
Baseball is beautiful. . . . the supreme performing art. It combines in perfect harmony the magnificent features of ballet, drama, art, and ingenuity.
So it's been a slow process and it's taken some patience. That's why patients are called patients I think - patience is required.
I don't like comparisons with football. Baseball is an entirely different game. You can watch a tight, well-played football game,but it isn't exciting if half the stadium is empty. The violence on the field must bounce off a lot of people. But you can go to a ball park on a quiet Tuesday afternoon with only a few thousand people in the place and thoroughly enjoy a one-sided game. Baseball has an aesthetic, intellectual appeal found in no other team sport.
I had a lot of self-confidence.
Treat everyone like a gentleman, not because they are, but because you are.
I am very cautious of people who are absolutely right, especially when they are vehemently so.
Meditation is a simple yet powerful tool that takes us to a state of profound relaxation that dissolves fatigue and the accumulated stress that accelerates the aging process.
I've already had to wait so long. " "How long?" Luce asked. "Not so long that I've forgotten that you're worth everything. Every sacrifice. Every pain.