Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bobby Fischer

When I won the world championship, in 1972, the United States had an image of, you know, a football country, a baseball country, but nobody thought of it as an intellectual country.

Albert Pujols

I learned to play (baseball) on the streets in the Dominican Republic when I was 8 yrs old.

Albert Pujols

I try to spend as much time as possible with God and my family. That's more important than anything I'm doing in baseball.

Douglas MacArthur

Few names have left a firmer imprint upon the pages of the history of American times than has that of Ty Cobb... he seems to have understood that in the competition of baseball, just as in war, defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory.

Don Baylor

Don Baylor, New York Yankees DH, on Billy Martin and his predecessor Yogi Berra: Playing for Yogi is like playing for your father; playing for Billy is like playing for your father-in-law.

Don Drysdale

Where do you want it?

Don Drysdale

I hate all hitters. I start a game mad and I stay that way until it's over.

Dylan O'Brien

I love baseball - 'Moneyball' was my favorite book when I was 13.

Andrea Tantaros

The history of [Mariano] Rivera is pretty unbelievable. And even if you're not a Yankee or a baseball fan, you have to appreciate the tradition. He gets respect from Boston fans and Phillies fans, and I love tradition.

Ignacio Bunye

She is here to look for more investments, create more jobs and improve the economy. This case of Michael Ray Aquino is only secondary ... it is a legal matter. The President is not concerned about police matters,

Eugene Peterson

I have my doubts (that the schools will open on time). We have a law case out of Sojourner-Douglass, and at Chesapeake we have all kinds of issues.

Cervantes Saavedra

I hate to keep things long in case they go mouldy from over-keeping.

Mark Lanier

I felt like we had truth and the jury was paying attention. They had a very tough case to defend. The documents are very difficult for Merck.

Richard Summers

I felt I owed it to the family and this case to investigate the body.

Sidney Crosby

I feel very fortunate to be in this situation. A lot of guys ... who are drafted early go to a team that's maybe rebuilding, but that's not the case here.

Sidney Crosby

I feel very fortunate to be in this situation, ... A lot of guys ... who are drafted early go to a team that's maybe rebuilding, but that's not the case here.

Kevin McCarthy

If elected Speaker, I promise you that we will have the courage to lead the fight for our conservative principles and make our case to the American people. But we will also have the wisdom to listen to our constituents and each other so that we always move forward together.

David Gregory

I find myself very drawn to the experience of church. I love to be in a surrounding that's so welcoming. People come shake your hand. That's not always the case in most synagogues I've been in. I also find more of an emphasis on how to live and grow as a person. And I have to say, I'm very inspired by Jesus.

Bobby Clarke

I was 13 when I developed the classic symptoms of a person who gets diabetes: a lot of weight loss, a tremendous thirst, and blurry eyesight. My mom took me to the hospital, and the doctors took some blood tests. My blood sugar was so high that they knew right away.

Andy Rooney

Those of us who don't have a party affiliation ought to be able to register under the heading "Confused.

Debora Spar

If corporate profits do go down, it's highly likely that we could see the U.S. tumble into a recession.

Charles Bukowski

What's genius? I don't know but I do know that the difference between a madman and a professional is that a pro does as well as he can within what he has set out to do and a madman does exceptionally well at what he can't help doing.

Timothy Simons

I started out with the intention of studying physics. I was a terrible high school student outside of the fact that I did well in physics, but there's a big difference between being good at physics and being a physicist, so I jettisoned that very quickly.

Debby Ryan

I like the idea of knowing that somebody somewhere made a difference so that your life could be better.

Tony Fabrizio

The fractures were always there. The difference was the White House was always able to hold them in line because of perceived power, ... After Tuesday's election, it's 'Why are we following these guys? They're taking us off the cliff.'

Rob Schelling

That's the difference between a good and great player, and those guys are great players. When you can do that on your own, when other teams know about you and they're keying on you and you can still score, that shows what type of player they are.

Matt Watson

It makes a huge difference in the service we can offer. We can say it's a 15-minute drive time and we pay a premium to say that.

Mark Turgeon

They got out of the gate hot and that was the difference in the game.

Jim Tracy

It's the difference in the game. He battled.

Robert Mintz

It's the difference between legitimate spinning and impermissible lying.

Kobe Bryant

We are on a journey, and to put on a show like this for the fans here in L.A. is truly something special. I grew up in front of these people, and now they are seeing me as an older, young man.

Brendon Ayanbadejo

The fan votes are really great, but to get the players and coaches, then you know you have the respect of the league. There are a lot more important things. It's a personal goal, and if I make it, it would be the icing on the cake.

Bobby Jenks

It was like silence, and then the next pitch, 5,000 fans were yelling all at once.

Derrek Lee

We get so much fan support, you'd think you'd play well here, but we didn't. It's something we have to get better at.

Fernando Torres

The players really like the idea of having a permanent home where the team can feel comfortable, get more support from the fans and where our opponents will feel uncomfortable,

Albert Schweitzer

Soldiers' graves are the greatest preachers of peace.