Any pitcher who throws at a batter and deliberately tries to hit him is a Communist.

A fellow has to have faith in God above and Rollie Fingers in the bullpen.

Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living.

Slow thinkers are part of the game too. Some of these slow thinkers can hit a ball a long way.

Friendships are forgotten when the game begins.

The writers want to know were you made your mistake, no how well your curve is breaking.

The Giants were supposed to have a new motto, 'Shut up and deal.'

A manager doesn't hear the cheers.

There'll be a man on the moon before Gaylord Perry hits a home run.

The Lord taught me to love everybody, but the last ones I learned to love were the sportswriters.

I jealously guard my research time and I love fully immersing myself in those dusty old books and papers. It's one of the most enjoyable parts of my job.

An open internet is an open platform for debating opposing views. It allows unpopular voices to be heard.

You can call a thing possible which is still to happen, but not which has already taken place.

I don't go to New York. I don't go to parties. I just do my business and study nature. My career is 28 years in an obscure art school, with limited staff and no perks. All I am is a teacher.

Remember our proud history of social justice, universal health care, public pensions and making sure no one is left behind. Let's continue to move forward.

Republicans are going to have to come to the conclusion that there's a political price for standing against 90 percent of their constituents to stand with the gun lobby.

People are my most important asset. Faith in the supreme being, trust, credibility and performance are the things that have brought me to the top.

I ran right back to work. My back was just destroyed after pregnancy. I almost had to have surgery, until I did Pilates and rebuilt my body.

My good friend, the poet Kofi Natambu, once said, "Contradiction is how we operate."

There's no need to sharpen my pencils anymore. They're sharp enough. Even the dull ones will make a mark.