There are many who lust for the simple answers of doctrine or decree. They are on the left and right. They are not confined to a single part of the society. They are terrorists of the mind.

A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching.

There's nothing bad that accrues from baseball.

You count on it, you rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then, just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops.

All I ever wanted to be president of was the American League.

On a good day, I view the job [of president] as directing an orchestra. On the dark days, it is more like that of a clutch -- engaging the engine to effect forward motion, while taking greater friction.

A tremendous social responsibility comes with being a successful public performer.