It takes time to get the whole package. Freshmen can't be seniors.

I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song I have a bad game.'

You're not always going to be at your best, but it better be the best you've got that day.

When it’s time, it’s time … and it’s time.

We need our veterans to set an example, like being the first ones there. A veteran is entitled to a bigger paycheck, but not a special set of rules.

You don't lead by lip service, you lead by example.

We need to have preparation to win. A disciplined team will win more close games over a period of time.

He represented the Twins , but I think everyone in baseball felt like they were a teammate of Kirby Puckett.

I'm second in doubles - double vodkas, double scotches.

It's well known that I interviewed with Philadelphia last winter, and I'd like to manage again.

You can't run a mule in the Kentucky Derby.

Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.

Neo-Darwinists ask us to believe in things not seen. We're not supposed to have an established religion in America, but we do, and it's called Darwinism .

The idea right now - and it may evolve - would be a live-action movie where some of his characters would be animated. To me, this movie is very much about the creative process.

I am not what is called a civilized man, professor. I have done with society for reasons that seem good to me. Therefore I do not obey its laws.

A lot of people can't be on their own. They get frightened. Isolation doesn't bother me at all. It gives me a sense of security.

There are many paths but only one journey.

Show me a man or woman with a mission, and I'll show you somebody that's tougher to beat.

A princely mind will undo a private family.

There are few things quite so boring as being religious, but there is nothing quite so exciting as being a Christian!

You can't describe the feeling of being in love - when you meet someone who makes you a better person.