I was always thinking, 'One day I want to be like Bernie Williams.'

My mom and dad gave me everything they could have given me.

I like to be aggressive. I like to swing the bat.

I can't change something that I've been all my life. But I can work to express myself and talk more.

My goal is to win. It doesn't matter how I do. I want to do well, but I just want the team to win.

I learned that I have to work hard every day, that I can't get down if I get in a slump.

I pray to God to be a great player, but I want to keep my life.

I like people talking about me, about my defense or what I'm doing. I like to see that, and that makes me work hard.

Major League Baseball should retire Roberto Clemente's number, just like they did Jackie Robinson's.

I just need to come to the park every day thinking something good is going to happen to me and hoping today is going to be the day.

Now that I feel 100 percent, I'm looking forward to playing my game the way I want to-getting on base, stealing bases and trying to help the team any way I can.

FAMILY. The ties that bind. The cement that builds character, strength of purpose, mutual respect, values.

We have nothing to fear but fear itself... and, of course, the boogieman.

To limit the press is to insult a nation; to prohibit reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be either fools or slaves: such a prohibition ought to fill them with disdain.

A prerequisite to empathy is simply paying attention to the person in pain.

If I were a teacher, I would recommend that all my students very hurriedly read most of Orwell's books, especially 1984 and Animal Farm, because then they'd begin to understand the world we live in.

Be helpful to all who need your assistance, but don't overdo it. Over-helpfulness too often results in under-performance.

I don't know why, but I like the saxophone.

If you don't like us, don't accept our invitations and don't invite us to come to see you. Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

The World Health Organization is now studying Russia's experience, i.e. how we managed to produce tangible results in such a short time

You are already one with God; you want to become consciously aware of it.