The only thing that's in my control is to win ballgames and God is always taking care of me.

You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.

Everyone has a budget, I don't care who you are. But they said if we are in a pennant race in the middle of the summer they are going to get some help with added payroll.

I have a lot of interests.

I love watching American League games, you know what I mean?

Everybody knows something, and nobody knows everything.

The only people I ever felt intimidated by in my whole life were Bob Gibson and my Daddy.

I'm not sure where my career is going here in Cincinnati.

Let them police themselves, and then it goes another step past them to my coaches and there a coach that is responsible for a different area and different category on the field.

I'm a strong man, and usually I get over hurts and it makes me stronger when I come back.

When you have an opportunity to take the lead and you don't, most of the time something bad happens.

If life is an adventure, then a vacation is an adventure to find true joy.

To wake up each morning is a blessed gift.

Revenge is an inhuman word.

There's been a concerted effort to steal Christmas.

Pray; and as you pray, surrender; and as you surrender, believe.

REFERENDUM, n. A law for submission of proposed legislation to a popular vote to learn the nonsensus of public opinion.

Sleep is out... tired is the new black.

My mum told me that I have a gift, but it doesn't make me better than others

Some people say funny things - but I say things funny.

My rule was I will not answer a question that attempts to project how I will rule in a case that might come before the court.