Reggie Jackson hit one off me that's still burrowing its way to Los Angeles.

Reggie Jackson hit one off me that's still burrowing its way to Los Angeles.

A manager uses a relief pitcher like a six shooter, he fires until it's empty then takes the gun and throws it at the villain.

The future is much like the present, only longer.

I've seen the future and it's much like the present only longer.

Our fielders have to catch a lot of balls, or at least deflect them to someone who can.

Coming into a game in the eighth or ninth inning is like parachuting behind enemy lines. And sometimes the chute doesn't open. You have to live with that. It's an occupational hazard.

Every year the World Series should go seven games for the dramatics of it.

I don't mean to diminish the job, it's a good job and a real pressure job. But I don't think a relief pitcher should ever be the most valuable player of a league. We only play in maybe half of the games. Being a relief pitcher means part-time employment. We're bench players, and bench players shouldn't be M.V.P.

I have seen the future, and it is much like the present, only longer.

I lull them into a false sense of security by watching me pitch... If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball.

I'm probably the only relief pitcher who has more saves than strikeouts.

If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball.

Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself.

Preschoolers have a way of grabbing your attention. Mine help me not to be a baseball player at home.

Someone told me just recently that poets are eulogists. It's their job, to eulogize. I didn't know that, but it makes sense. Because in almost every poem of mine there is a loss.

The best thing about baseball is there's no homework.

Natural grass is a wonderful thing for little bugs and sinkerball pitchers

Natural grass is a wonderful thing for little bugs and sinkerball pitchers.

In Uganda, I am surrounded, unfortunately, by evangelicals; I can't bear it. Every night I hear the chants of Baptists urging people to be born again.

There are many different ways we can show kindness to others, and it doesn't have to be in a big way. The simplest of things may make the difference.

I hate actual newspapers. In my opinion, they are only good for wrapping up presents or cleaning mirrors. Or packing boxes. Or stuffing into knee-high boots to help retain their shape. Or using for fun crafts. Okay, I don't hate actual newspapers, I guess.

I get asked, 'How can you have such failures in your films?' Well, what else is life about? There's some sense of constant failure in something. Humor gives you a distance from it.

As far as what I do, my value as a writer is certainly not to try to recapitulate a 19th century form. Certain styles of narrative don't conform to my style of experiencing the world.

Allison Janney is amazing, and Anna Faris was a revelation to me.

When Reagan was elected, I felt that the Agency had gone much more into the service of a political tendency in the country with which I had already felt very strong disagreement.

What I always loved about vintage clothes is that you let the woman who wore it before you live on in some way.

I love everything that is old old friends old times old manners old books old wines.

I hope I have quite a few great roles to come.

To shake your rump is to be environmentally aware.

If North American musicians would only know how uncomfortable life is for European musicians.

If there are going to be people out there making war on other people, don't you think it's a good idea for some of those people to at least follow a code of ethics? Not 'honor' but something you can pin down and be sure of, something with the same rules for everybody.

'Pain' is more indicative of what I like to do. I'm lyric-conscious. I like to tell stories, give advice. Instead of writing a 'Dear Abby' column, I do it on records.

I'd like to make you laugh for about ten minutes though I'm gonna be on for an hour.

Shouting something didn't make it any more possible.

Sanctification consists of the daily realization that in Christ we have died, and in Christ we have been raised.

If you just storyboard something, you've already planned it, and you're stuck in the limitations of your imagination.

Cotton was a force of nature. Theres a poetry to it hoeing and growing cotton.

The unconscious mind has a habit of asserting itself in the afternoon.

I'll be me, but I don't like it.

I do a lot of damage to my hair every day because of my work. I just noticed this huge change. It started getting thinner and it started falling out. I hit 30, and I literally felt like I was balding!

People expect all women to react the same to pregnancy. But anyone who's been around pregnant women knows that it's not all cutesy and sweet. You spaz out and you're angry and you have tantrums.

And if I want to get involved in choosing sides, I usually pick hockey or football.