Hitting. That's what I enjoy most. Realistically, it's probably the hardest thing to do in all of sport. Think about it. You've got a round ball, a round bat, and the object is to hit it square.

You'd be surprised how many shortcomings can be overcome by hustle.

Jay Z got Cano a big raise, but he got him an extra 30-day vacation - and it's called October.

See the ball; hit the ball.

You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possibly be - in baseball and in life.

If you have someone equal in ability to me I will beat him every time because I will try harder.

Doctors tell me I have the body of a thirty year old. I know I have the brain of a fifteen year old. If you've got both, you can play baseball.

Am I still in uniform? Then I ain't retired.

Somebody's gotta win and somebody's gotta lose and I believe in letting the other guy lose.

Creating success is tough. But keeping it is tougher. You have to keep producing, you can't ever stop.

Every time I step up to the plate, I expect to get a hit. If I don't expect to get a hit, I have no right to step into the batter's box in the first place.

As dogs return to their vomit, some men return to their wives.

A journey inward may end in defeatFor life as we know it was made by machines

We are Indians, firstly and lastly.

[As of November 17, 2006] 'Noelle's Treasure Tale' has remained at No. 3 on the New York Times children's best seller list since its October 10 release.

I collect dice and I collect coins. I travel the world so I love dice, I always have dice on me. I collect magnets as well.

It's a book that makes me laugh and think - it would be very hard to like someone who didn't enjoy Candide!

I had been writing since I was pretty small, and I've always been telling these stories about doors and finding other worlds within our own.

Most of the things that need to be said about the President are things he can't say himself.

I feel like everyone else in this country today. I am utterly devastated.

It is never possible to guarantee success, it is only possible to deserve it.