"Lasorda's standard reply when some new kid would ask directions to the whirlpool was to tell him to stick his foot in the toilet and flush it."

-- Steve Garvey

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“You really don't put a value on your first win, it is priceless no matter where you are.”
“We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers for distance. How many of us have expected less from our fathers and appreciated what they gave us more? How many of us always let them off the hook?”

Source : Ellen Goodman (1983). “At Large”, Fawcett Books
“The mistakes (of leaders) are amplified by the numbers who follow them without question. Charismatic leaders tend to build up followings, power structures and these power structures tend to be taken over by people who are corruptible. I don't think that the old saw about 'power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely' is accurate: I think power attracts the corruptible.”
“The ignorance of French society gives one a rough sense of the infinite.”
“Nostalgia, the vice of the aged. We watch so many old movies our memories come in monochrome.”

Source : Angela Carter (2012). “Wise Children”, p.10, Random House
“The ideal situation would be to bypass all of the drama and mayhem and just get the music right to the people. I'm confident that we'll eventually figure it out.”
“We can trace almost all the disasters of English history to the influence of Wales.”
“I think life is easier if you're straight.”

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