The trick is growing up without growing old.
CASEY STENGELDon’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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Never make predictions, especially about the future.
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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.
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You gotta lose ’em some of the time. When you do, lose ’em right.
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The trouble with women umpires is that I couldn’t argue with one. I’d put my arms around her and give her a little kiss.
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You can’t go out to the mound hobbling and take a pitcher out with a cane.
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Most ball games are lost, not won.
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You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.
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Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.
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You gotta learn that if you don’t get it by midnight, chances are you ain’t gonna get it, and if you do, it ain’t worth it.
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Son, we’d like to keep you around this season but we’re going to try and win a pennant.
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All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you.
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I’ve tried to give a dollar and 25 cents in work for every dollar paid me.
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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?
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