S. L. Clemens Quotes

Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she laid an asteroid.

The world of chemical reactions is like a stage, on which scene after scene is ceaselessly played. The actors on it are the elements.

I think anything is possible if you have the mindset and the will and desire to do it and put the time in.

Nine lives added to my one life makes a perfect 10.

There are hundreds of good reasons for having a cat, but all you need is one.

Generally, I play the kind of ethereal, fragile-on-the-outside-but-hard-and-damaged-on-the-inside type.

If someone met me on a game day, he wouldn't like me. The days in between, I'm the goodest guy you can find.

My only day off is the day I pitch.

My only day off is the day I pitch (in regards to how hard he works out during off-days).

Everybody kind of perceives me as being angry. It's not anger, it's motivation.

In a photo shoot, you have to be very comfortable in your own skin. It's all about confidence-boosting and putting on armor.

I had to will my way through that game. Sometimes, it takes more than talent or more than a 95-mile-an-hour fastball. You have to will it.

I'd be cheating everyone here, the staff and rest of my teammates, if I wasn't able to stay on top of my work. It was almost like therapy, to come back and get in an environment I'm comfortable with.

When I get too much rest, I'm usually erotic.

I was pitching on all adrenaline and challenging them. I was throwing the ball right down the heart of the plate.

If you're going to cook a fresh chicken, it's not a big concern. But if you're going to ship a chicken, there's a change in structure.

I've been very fortunate. I feel very thankful. I've been able to come home and do some fun things and make it exciting for people here at home

Andy Pettitte is my friend...I think he misremembers.

I don't bat an eye at stuff like that. I've had my share of wins. If I worried about the games I should have won, it would probably drive me crazy. It was a fun game to pitch in.

When I look back at the tapes, your first everything, your first All-Star Game, your first playoff experience, it just seems like it went by really fast.

The tradition you have at the University of Texas is like no other. It helped me in the future where I got to play in 2 cities that were rich in tradition.

He hit the ball so hard, I couldn't even turn around in time to see it go over the fence.

The soreness I have is expected. I have total movement.

If I get two strikes, I'll go to a pitch maybe that will help induce that a little bit.

I don't want to speak to two empty chairs.

Even though I play a professional sport now, I love college baseball

I remember vividly one distinct memory of arriving in Hong Kong and being the only blonde haired girl in this sea of international students, and thinking, 'Oh, my God. There's no hiding here.

I'm a big fan of Tom Stoppard's work, and have been since I was in school where I studied him.

Although my father is English, I was brought up in Australia.

I never consciously set out to be an actor. I just kind of did whatever acting I could do.

I'm very analytical about the industry and I understand that there are value systems, and all sorts of things like that.

I love new cities, and if I haven't travelled for a month, the need to go somewhere starts to gets under my skin.

Every time I toe the rubber, it's no different for me than it was in the World Series.

I wasn't scared (during his first at-bat). I just told them (Mo Vaughn & Kevin Mitchell') to give me all that hockey equipment (forearm pad & shin guard respectively).

When you have a chance to take the ball for the world champs, you take the ball.

I'll continue to use Mac [McNamee] to train me. He's one of a kind.

I've lost a little bit of my fire... I don't want to say I've lost my passion.

Some of my finest memories are from my time at the University of Texas. College baseball, I love it.

But I'm not looking forward to trying to strike out a lot of guys

The reality is that my stepfather was like a father to me and watching him die from a sudden heart attack was one of the hardest things I have ever gone through.

The tradition you have at the University of Texas is like no other.

That's when I use the word frustrating, when your body breaks down or your body doesn't do the things I'm asking it to do at my age, because I'm trying to keep up with the Joneses.

It was an exciting time for me personally because the number of times I've been to the playoffs, that was the opportunity to obtain the first ring. That was special, that's for sure.

But often life asks much of you, and you either honor life by answering with all your heart, or you cower your way into your grave.

Adam and Eve had many advantages but the principal one was that they escaped teething.

The jury system puts a ban upon intelligence and honesty and a premium upon ignorance stupidity and perjury.

When angry count four when very angry swear.

There are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate: when he can't afford it and when he can.

This poor little one-horse town.

Fleas can be taught nearly anything that a Congressman can.