Sometimes I felt I got caught up kind of going into the clubhouse non-chalantly sometimes, because all of the other guys in the clubhouse didn't go there with one goal in mind.

I've learned over the years that it doesn't matter where you pitch in the rotation. For me, preparation is everything.

On the days I'm pitching, it's almost a coin flip as to know if the guys behind me are going to be there to play 100%.

If I don't make the team out of spring training, I'll keep a good attitude. I'll just go polish up the parts of my game that made me not stay in the big leagues.

I made a lot of good friends in Philadelphia and the last thing that I would want to do is dog anyone in that clubhouse. If I made it sound like that, it was a mistake.

You've never seen Manhattan 'til you've flown right up the East River. It's beautiful.

The flying? I'm not worried about it. I'm safe up there. I feel very comfortable with my abilities flying an airplane.

Really, anyone can learn how to fly. If you can drive a bus, you can fly an airplane.

I may not be in the weight room as much as some guys, but I get my work done.

Yeah, it's risky, but no more risky than driving a car.

The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially.

If you're "one in a million", and the world is full of seven billion people, that means there are seven thousand people just like you.

Life only remains complex with the individual perspective. Individual perspective cannot think beyond itself while life has to consider the perspective of each and every individual.

That civet-jasmine blend you're wearing tonight absolutely clashes with the third-level formal style of your dress, you know.

There are men and women so lonely they believe God, too, is lonely.

Every challenge takes you a little deeper and awakens you again and again. Without the challenges, you probably would go to back to sleep. The challenges keep you awake.

Self pity is easily the most destructive of the non-pharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.

The way the neurotic sees it: bars on his door mean that he's locked in; bars on your door mean that he's locked out.

The US and the European Union needs to help in the translation of the demand for democracy into a political will.

Lord Vetinari lifted an eyebrow with the care of one who, having found a piece of caterpillar in his salad, raises the rest of the lettuce.