Once I could persuade these guys that all I wanted to hear from them was what they did - Tell me what you do - once you can persuade someone that this is all you're after, you can't shut them up because we're all fascinated by what we do.

I knew I wasn't a baseball writer. I was scared to death. I really was afraid to talk to players, and I didn't want to go into the press box because I thought I was faking it.

The great thing about catchers is that they do a lot of different things, and they're basically overlooked.

Once I could persuade these guys that all I wanted to hear from them was what they did - Tell me what you do - once you can persuade someone that this is all you're after, you can't shut them up because we're all fascinated by what we do.

I've been lucky. I've met a lot of baseball people, and I've learned to value people who talk - people who talk well and in long sentences and even long paragraphs.

The great thing about catchers is that they do a lot of different things and theyre basically overlooked.

The best defense against partisanship is expertise.

My dear, did you ever stop to think what a wonderful bunker you would make?

Every generation needs a new revolution.

Attachment parenting demands not just certain actions you take with your baby but also certain emotional states to accompany those actions.

Could the garment and appliance industries be in cahoots together, creating an artificial sock demand to keep us buying?

Cement doesn't give as much as snow.

I'm more obsessed with the idea of vacation than any one particular vacation spot. I love to explore new places and cultures.

I didn't go into 'Rabbit Hole' wanting to write about class. I think because of who I am it somehow found its way into it.

I love the homely atmosphere of Indore and Bhopal. People here are very warm and affectionate.

Our most important task as a nation is to make sure all our young people can achieve their dreams.

Clearly independent journalists - domestic journalists - run a high risk if they dare to take on serious investigative work.

If you think about it, I was at college, and then three months later, I was a massive pop star. It's stress-making, especially when you're a bit of an oddball as I was, the black sheep left to your own devices, and then suddenly everyone's interested in you.

I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.

The States still has the best audiences by far.

The Bible is a history book.

If someone said I had enough money and I could take six months off, I would run in an instant.

Ironically, xenophobic nationalists are utilizing the benefits of globalization.

I want to have children, please God, with a woman that I love and that I'm very attracted to.

True conservation provides for wise use by the general public. The American people do not want our resources preserved for the exclusive use of the wealthy. These land and water resources belong to the people, and people of all income levels should have easy access to them.

The greatest thing a father can do for his daughter is to love her mother.

Just beyond the horizon of the so called impossible is infinite possibility.

We are very far from always knowing our own wishes.

I think the intellectual consistency of Christianity in historical evidence is frankly overwhelming, but my materialist colleagues regard me as a slightly sad case.

I'm such a geek now with princesses. It's pathetic.

Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.