Alphabet Quotes

The more you know,

the less you stress.

As our case is new,

we must think and act anew.

I cannot possibly believe that

I have it made while so many black brothers and sisters are hungry,

inadequately housed, insufficiently clothed,

denied their dignity as they live in slums or barely exist on welfare.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

I have talked with great men,

and I do not see how they differ from others.

Expectations are a form of first class truth:

If people believe it, it’s true.

We hold these truths to be self

evident,

that all men are created equal...

— The Declaration of Independence (1776)

Instinct is a marvelous thing.

It can neither be explained nor ignored.

Be honest in your expression,

and you’ll reach someone’s soul.

The mind is a fertile garden;

what you cultivate grows.

Without discipline,

development is impossible.

I don't believe in failure.

It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.

In my opinion,

baseball is as big a business as anything there is.

It has to be a business,

the way it is conducted.

The first of April is the day

we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.

Some men can live up to their loftiest ideals

without ever going higher than a basement.

Love seems the swiftest,

but it is the slowest of all growths.

Character is always known.

Thefts never enrich;

alms never impoverish;

murder will speak out of stone walls.

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.

It’s a wonder I haven’t abandoned all my ideals,

they seem so absurd and impractical.

Yet I cling to them.