“I loved to make a great defensive play, I’d rather do that than hit a home run.”

If I were catching blindfolded, I’d always know when it was Foxx who connected. He hit the ball harder than anyone else.

A catcher must want to catch. He must make up his mind that it isn’t the terrible job it is painted, and that he isn’t going to say every day,

Why, oh why with so many other positions in baseball did I take up this one.’

He (Lou Gehrig) just went out and did his job every day.

I’ll be yours until the stars fall from the sky, yours until the rivers run dry. In other words, until the day I day.

The little island seemed to float on the dark lake-waters. Trees grew on it, and a little hill rose in the middle of it. It was a mysterious island, lonely and beautiful.

A picture story just doesn’t run like a film. It doesn’t have 24 frames per second. It doesn’t deal with this illusion of movement.

There is so much to do on a film set. It is an extraordinarily invigorating and wonderful place to be, when things are running well.

As long as a journalist tells the truth, in conscience and fairness, it is not his job to worry about consequences. The truth is never as dangerous as a lie in the long run. I truly believe the truth sets men free.

I never intended to be a run-of-the-mill person.

Fear can keep you alive. The trick is not to let it overwhelm you. Not to let it rule you. If you’re afraid, that’s the universe trying to tell you something. Get away. Don’t run; don’t panic. Just pick up and walk out, calm as you please. Panic makes you stupid.

From what we’ve heard about George W., he has a lot issues that he wants to run on. They’re positive. They’re good. He thinks he’s got a good vision for America.