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

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

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

Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.

I stopped smoking. When I stopped smoking, my voice changed... so drastically, I couldn't believe it myself.

Stars don't make movies. Movies make stars.

I hope I don't have to act in one of my own projects again.

Nothing resembles pride so much as discouragement.

We couldn't afford test screenings. This is a relatively low-budget movie [Don Jon]. But what we did have was the festival circuit.

What a privilege to live for our Lord and to die for Him as well.

You have to keep your long hair.

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend.

Creativity is the depth of the honesty you express towards your possibility.