We try to exert a Ted Williams kind of discipline. In his book The Science of Hitting, Ted explains that he carved the strike zone into 77 cells, each the size of a baseball. Swinging only at balls in his "best" cell, he knew, would allow him to bat .400; reaching for balls in his "worst" spot, the low outside corner of the strike zone, would reduce him to .230. In other words, waiting for the fat pitch would mean a trip to the Hall of Fame; swinging indiscriminately would mean a ticket to the minors.

He must never forget Charlie's plea: Tell me where I'm going to die, so I'll never go there.

You are lucky in life if you have the right heroes. I advise all of you, to the extent you can, to pick out a few heroes

When bills come due, only cash is legal tender. Don't leave home without it.

The dumbest reason in the world to buy a stock is because it's going up.

People should always know better.

Truly conservative actions arise from intelligent hypotheses, correct facts and sound reasoning.