Place hitting is, in a sense, glorified bunting. I only take a half swing at the ball, and the weight of the bat rather than my swing is what drives it.

Some batters, and good ones too, scoff at the whole theory of place hitting, calling it a myth. They are wrong, however.

Efficient self-destruction is what it is. Clean and neat. Almost surgical in its precision.

Whatever you do, be different. If you're different, you will stand out.

Mostly the loss teaches us only about the value of things.

He is much stronger than I think I am. He is mischievous, outgoing, ready to soar through the clouds, while I often feel like the cloud itself.

All human unhappiness comes from not facing reality squarely, exactly as it is.

I don't bring God into my life to - to, you know, kind of be a political person.

We are happy in proportion to the things we can do without.

I was a horrible limo driver: I ran out of gas with passengers in the back and I used to get lost on a regular basis.

You know my father as governor, as president, but I knew him as dad. I was so proud to have the Reagan name and to be Ronald Reagan's son.

Though my muscles may stiffen, though my skin may wrinkle, may I never find myself yawning at life.