"The most unfortunate thing that happens to a person who fears failure is that he limits himself by becoming afraid to try anything new."

“We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.”

“Sickness is a place, ... and it's always a place where there's no company, where nobody can follow.”

“I just do my best to put the ball in play and put it in play where no one's going to make a play on it and hopefully drive some runners in.”

Source : "Answer Man: Joey Votto talks bowling, mustaches, hockey, Italy". Interview with David Brown, sports.yahoo.com. April 24, 2009.

“Every relationship either gives energy to us or withholds energy from us, according to what we give to or withhold from it. And it's not only our behavior toward others, but our very thoughts about them, that builds and/ or destroys relationships.”

“I think it's always dangerous to make political arguments in a religiously ideological way. And it's very dangerous to treat as traitors to the American nation those who think differently.”

“A good team is a great place to be, exciting, stimulating, supportive, successful. A bad team is horrible, a sort of human prison.”

Source : Charles Handy (2000). “Twenty-One Ideas for Managers: Practical Wisdom for Managing Your Company and Yourself”, Jossey-Bass

“Silently, like thoughts that come and go, the snowflakes fall, each one a gem.”

“I believe your success is based off what your goals are. Are you trying to feed your family or have plaques on the wall and be broke? In that case, I think the game is in a better place. We have all heard of famous artists who are broke. Then we know of artists who may have had only a song or two on radio, but have a million or two dollars off that quick come up.”