"My dad played for a coal-mining team in eastern Ohio; he was a very good pitcher. If he hadn't hurt his arm, he probably would have got a shot somewhere. He hurt his arm one spring, didn't warm up good enough, couldn't throw a fastball anymore. Another coal miner taught him how to throw the knuckleball."

-- Phil Niekro

#Hurt Quotes #Dad Quotes #Team Quotes

“Mistakes can't be erased, but they move you from your present position.”
“Silver is less valuable than gold, gold than virtue. [Lat., Vilius argentum est auro virtutibus aurum.]”
“What is my calling? What am I supposed to do? I think running for office, public office, can be a divine calling. I mean, Ive wrestled with that very question myself.”
“The writer, like everyone else, is equipped in infancy with a thick padding of things he believes to be true, but which aren't.”

Source : Jon Franklin (1987). “Writing for story: craft secrets of dramatic nonfiction by a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner”, Signet
“If I tried to write long-hand, I suppose I'd never finish a novel. I edit too much as I write - the paper would be "white-out" and sharpie marks. Writing with a computer works for me, so I stick with it.”
“There are no crowds out there demanding to see smoking scenes in movies.”

Source : "Joe Eszterhas talks Hollywood smoke screen". Interview with Paula Zahn, www.cnn.com. August 12, 2002.
“Even in developing markets, we're seeing the growth of digital communication is proceeding at a very rapid pace.”

Source : "Kraft CEO Irene Rosenfeld says innovation is key". Interview with David Lieberman, abcnews.go.com. December 10, 2008.
“[picket sign] COGITO ERGO NOTHING!....[casual passerby:] "Cogito ergo your ass"....”

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