The only thing that keeps this organization from being recognized as one of the finest in baseball is wins and losses at the major league level.

Writing for me is a kind of compulsion, so I don't think anyone could havemade me do it, or prevented me from doing it.

Your propensity to succeed in life is largely dependent on your understanding of the concept, your ability to discover your purpose, and your willingness to pursue and act on your purpose.

My first ever stage performance was in Edinburgh in 1960.

This time, for the first time, I saw the possibilities in giving up. I even found hope in it.

If you have an offense against me, do you know you can't repent of my sin? You can only plead your own personal pardon at the throne of God.

In America, they want you to accomplish these great feats, to pull off these David Copperfield-type stunts. You want me to be great, but you don't ever want me to say I'm great?

I don't even remember if he hurt me with even one punch. Amazing what the result is.

Broken vows are like broken mirrors. They leave those who held to them bleeding and staring at fractured images of themselves.

You do not need to be female to be offended.

Take a person’s memories, and you change who they are.