Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Quote by Branch Rickey

Topics: Branch Rickey Quotes

I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to...

I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to...

Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret...

Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret...

The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.

The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.

It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave...

It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave...

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

A full mind is an empty bat.

A full mind is an empty bat.

After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with...

After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with...

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team...

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team...

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Cobb lived off the field as though he wished to live forever. He lived on...

Cobb lived off the field as though he wished to live forever. He lived on...

Luck is the residue of design.

Luck is the residue of design.

It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your...

It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your...

All I had was natural ability.

All I had was natural ability.

The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the...

The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the...

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to...

I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to...

Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I...

Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I...

Thou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou...

Thou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou...

Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it...

Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it...