"Baseball has undergone and absorbed a whole set of dislocations."

--

A. Bartlett Giamatti

#Baseball Quotes

“I was attracted to the concept of Hollywood and the lifestyle here. But I've grown to mistrust it because it has changed. I didn't bargain for digital access parking in some concrete structure. Real heaven for me was to drive somewhere and park right in front. Now the city is going vertical.”
“In rugby there are those who play the piano - and those who shift them”
“He that has ears to hear, let him stuff them with cotton.”
“Greet everyone you meet with a warm smile. No matter how busy you are, don't rush encounters with coworkers, family, and friends. Speak softly. Listen attentively. Act as if every conversation you have is the most important thing on your mind today. Look your children and your partner in the eyes when they talk to you. Stroke the cat, caress the dog. Lavish love on every living being you meet. See how different you feel at the end of the day....”
“Something about being rejected at Church Camp felt so much more awful than being rejected at school.”
“Words carry oceans on their small backs.”

Source : Lidia Yuknavitch (2013). “The Chronology of Water: A Memoir”, p.176, Hawthorne Books
“My policy was just to give good things for sports in my region.”
“I do not remember in my whole life I ever willfully misrepresented anything to anybody at any time. I have never knowingly had connection with a fraudulent scheme.”

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