He was blessed with an unconventional mind, which overcame his conventional middle-class upbringing.

Baseball is this intense subculture that actually doesn't speak very much for the larger culture.

What happens when we acknowledge the sovereignty and power of God without trusting in His goodness and faithfulness? A pitcher who saw God's power behind his extremely unlikely rise to the big leagues wondered if, at any difficulty he encountered there, God might be taking his ability away.

Hollywood would much prefer the author be dead, so that they can buy the book and do what they want to do with it.

The men on the trading floor may not have been to school, but they have Ph.D.’s in man’s ignorance.

The reason the Greeks don't pay taxes is they don't trust where their taxes are going, because they know these other Greeks are taking money from the state for doing nothing. So it's - it's an essentially corrupt society.

You could argue the banks are much better capitalised than they were going into the crisis, and everyone's in a much more vigilant state because they still remember the crisis.