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"We are participants, whether we would or not, in the life of the world.... We are partners with the rest. What affects mankind isinevitably our affair as well as the nations of Europe and Asia."
"Thus the good christian should beware of mathematicians and all those who make false prophecies, however much they may in fact speak the truth; lest, being in league with the devil, they may deceive errant souls into making common cause."
"You can be the best person in the league but if you don't win championships, something's missing."
"When I first came in the league, a lot of people were surprised by my knowledge about the history of the game."
"The fourth major league game I ever saw in person, I was in uniform"
"I think sometimes Hall of Famers might get labeled as guys who aren't suited for a coaching job or to be back at the Major League level."
"When real independence comes to India, the Congress and the League will be nowhere unless they represent the real opinion of the country."
"I believe myself to be a worthwhile and inventive performer in my own right. But I'm not in a league with Lenny [Bruce], certainly not in terms of social commentary."
"Letting him manage in the major leagues is like sending Bo Derek through cellblock A without a bodyguard."
"You have to hit the fastball to play in the big leagues."
"Are you crying? There's no crying. There's no crying in baseball."
"Allow me to introduce myself. I am a traitor and an idiot. Also, my mother should have aborted me and left me in a dumpster, but since she didn't, I should 'off' myself."
"Coaches who have been players in the league, they get so attuned to playing how they were successful, and who their coaches were."
"There is something very unnatural and odious in a government a thousand leagues off. A whole government of our own choice, managed by persons whom we love, revere, and can confide in, has charms in it for which men will fight."
"A living thing is born."
"I'm just one guy. I can't bring the whole league closer to the fans."
"I took a huge risk leaving baseball, because I was predicted to play in the big leagues. I'm kind of a prototypical second baseman."
"American society is now remarkably atomized. Political organizations have collapsed. In fact, it seems like even bowling leagues are collapsing. The left has a lot to answer for here. There's been a drift toward very fragmenting tendencies among left groups, toward this sort of identity politics."
"I'm a great bowler. I was in a couple of leagues as a kid."
"When I play against someone that's new in the league, I make him respect me. They may have heard about me, but now you get to see me actually in front of you. That drives me."
