My goal has been to encourage jointness, to push people to think of affiliations rather than to operate as solo entrepreneurs.

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.

On matters of race, on matters of decency, baseball should lead the way.

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

I think that the young people today feel a tremendous sense of responsibility to their brothers and sisters because of the sacrifices that most families make to send their children to college.

People will say I'm an idealist. I hope so.

The people of America care about baseball, not about your squalid little squabbles. Reassume your dignity and remember that you (players during the 1981 strike) are the temporary custodians of an enduring public trust.