"After fifteen years of facing them (pitchers) you don't really get over them. They're devious. They're the only players in the game allowed to cheat. They throw illegal pitches and they sneak foreign substances on the ball. They can inflict pain whenever they wish. And, they're the only ones on the diamond who have high ground. That's symbolic. You know what they tell you in a war - 'take the high ground first.'"

-- Richie Ashburn

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“I always love writing the third book in a series because you get to tie up all the threads that you put out in the first two books. You finally let people know what really happens and reveal all the secrets and bring certain characters together.”
“Why can't DFW compete like San Francisco does with Oakland, like Miami does with Fort Lauderdale, and like Chicago O'Hare does with Midway?”
“Photography is art when it's used by an artist.”
“We spend our life until weâ€™re twenty deciding what parts of ourself to put into the bag, and we spend the rest of our lives trying to get them out again.”
“in writing, sex doesn't matter; it's the writing that matters.”
“Now and forever, I'll remember all the promises still unbroken and think about all the words between us that never needed to be spoken.”

Source : Song: Now And Forever, Album: Colour of Your Dreams, 1993
“The aggressor too should know that the preemptive use of nuclear weapons would not insure victory. With modern detection systems and the combat readiness of the Soviet Union's strategic nuclear forces, the United States would not be able to deal a crippling blow to the socialist countries. The aggressor will not be able to evade an all-crushing retaliatory strike.”

Source : "Physics and Nuclear Arms Today" by David Hafemeister, (p. 94), 1991.
“What makes people and companies and artistic directors and choreographers interested in working with dancers is the ability to kind of let go of everything you think you know and be a blank canvas.”

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