"I was trying to land an 18-year-old strapping first baseman from Blanco, Texas, population 200. His name was Willie Upshaw. It turned out there were only three scouts who knew about Willie - Dave Yocum and I working for the Yankees, and Al LaMacchia from the Atlanta Braves."

-- Pat Gillick

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“Communication is the key to education, understanding and peace.”
“I know not everyone will like me, but this is who I am so if you don't like it, tough!”
“The fact that we're at a point today where anybody, anywhere can put a comic book together and get it in front of the entire planet without spending a dime on printing and distribution - that's the good thing, and I think that's what's going to save [the comics industry]. These young people who have nothing to do with the industry we're in, just going out there and doing their own work and putting it out there, letting people respond to it.”

Source : Georg Ebers “The Historical Romances of Georg Ebers”, Library of Alexandria
“I am and will always be just simply a basball [sic] player, my tomb stone will just say. Baseball.”

Source : Jose Canseco @JoseCanseco, twitter.com. December 12, 2010.
“From toil he wins his spirits light, From busy day the peaceful night; Rich, from the very want of wealth, In heaven's best treasures, peace and health.”

Source : Thomas Gray, William Mason (1827). “The works of Thomas Gray, with memoirs of his life and writings, by W. Mason”, p.408
“One of the greatest gifts a caring teacher can contribute to children is to help them learn to sit when they feel like running, to raise their hand when they feel like talking, to be polite to their neighbor, to stand in line without pushing, and to do their homework when they feel like playing. By introducing procedures in the classroom, you are also introducing procedures as a way of living a happy and successful life.”

Source : Harry K. Wong, Rosemary Tripi Wong, Chelonnda Seroyer (2009). “The First Days of School: How to be an Effective Teacher”, Harry K Wong Publication
“You have to understand, child. Everyone wants someone in their life, someone who cares for them, someone they can care for. Even a queen.”
“Even if people are suspicious of the motives I think that learning and speaking two languages can only be a good thing for people.”

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