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The way I figured it,

I was even with baseball and baseball with me.

The game had done much for me,

and I had done much for it.

My home may be in Heaven,

but my work is on Earth.

Change is necessary for progress.

When I look back at what I had to go through in black baseball,

I can only marvel at the many black players

who stuck it out for years in the Jim Crow leagues because

they had nowhere else to go.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.

Only through experience of trial and suffering can

the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired,

and success achieved.

Obstacles don’t have to stop you.

If you run into a wall,

don’t turn around and give up.

Figure out how to climb it,

go through it,

or work around it.

I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen,

but a man who loves me as a woman.

I am a slow walker,

but I never walk back.

True leadership is rooted in accountability and integrity.

I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that,

but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.

I’ve always been a fan of the theatrical.

The press is the enemy of the people.

I don't have a problem with the kids;

I have a problem with the mothers.

You know,

let's put it this way,

if all the people in Hollywood who have had plastic surgery,

if they went on vacation,

there wouldn't be a person left in town.

But I will never stop helping and loving people the way Jesus said to.

Expectations are a form of first class truth:

If people believe it, it’s true.

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do

something you want done because he wants to do it.

Keep your sense of wonder no matter your age.

It’s just amazing what a little enthusiasm can do.

Be bold,

be fearless,

and say what needs to be said.