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.
CASEY STENGELWhen you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you’re older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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I was a left-handed dentist who made people cry.
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Don’t cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.
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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 feel greatly honored to have a ballpark named after me, especially since I’ve been thrown out of so many.
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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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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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I’ve tried to give a dollar and 25 cents in work for every dollar paid me.
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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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Being with a woman all night never hurt no professional baseball player. It’s staying up all night looking for a woman that does him in.
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The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven’t made up their minds.
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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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They told me my services were no longer desired because they wanted to put in a youth program as an advance way of keeping the club going. I’ll never make the mistake of being seventy again.
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Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they’re successful.
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