I guess you don't really own a dog, you rent them, and you have to be thankful that you had a long lease.

Don't be afraid to fail. Experience is just mistakes you don't make anymore.

Not only was I not the best catcher in the Major Leagues, I wasn't even the best catcher on my street!

You really have to be some kind of a creep for a dog to reject you.

One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.

I know a baseball star who wouldn't report the theft of his wife's credit cards because the thief spends less than she does.

Baseball is a game of race, creed, and color. The race is to first base. The creed is the rules of the game. The color? Well, the home team wears white uniforms, and the visiting team wears gray.

I went through baseball as a player to be named later.

Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast.

Never trust a baserunner with a limp. Comes a base hit and you'll think he just got back from Lourdes.

Being traded is like celebrating your 100th birthday. It might not be the happiest occasion in the world, but consider the alternative.

Healing facilitates lasting change

Friendship is not a national affair

Evolution ever climbing after some ideal good, And Reversion ever dragging Evolution in the mud.

A picture means I know where I was every minute. That's why I take pictures. It's a visual diary.

Those who would give us a "living" Constitution are actually giving us a dead one, since such a thing is completely unable to protect us against the encroachments of government power.

The accusing spirit, which flew up to heaven's chancery with the oath, blushed as he gave it in; and the recording angel as he wrote it down dropped a tear upon the word and blotted it out forever.

I like to be comfortable but I also like to look put together all the time.

It's OK to be wrong. You learn from your wrongs. You don't learn from being right. If you're right, you already know it. If you're wrong, it's because you don't know about it, and you made a mistake.

Even in dreams doing good is not wasted.

We actually talked about Adam Sandler during the creation of 'Trolls,' because he does know how to time jokes.