The world’s not so simple anymore, I guess it never was. We ignored it, now we can’t.

I don't like the subtle infiltration of 'something for nothing' philosophies into the very hearthstone of the American family. I believe that 'Thou shalt earn the bread by the sweat of thy face' was a benediction and not a penalty. Work is the zest of life; there is joy in its pursuit.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

I don't care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I'd want to do my job better than the fellow next to me. I'd want to be the best at whatever I do.

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team player second, within the rules and spirit of the game.

I cannot face my God much longer knowing that his black creatures are held separate and distinct from his white creatures in the game that has given me all that I can call my own.

The only thing Abner Doubleday ever started was the Civil War.