Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Quote by Branch Rickey

Topics: Branch Rickey Quotes

How to use your leisure time is the biggest problem of a ballplayer.

How to use your leisure time is the biggest problem of a ballplayer.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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'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...

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...

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...

Luck is the residue of design.

Luck is the residue of design.

A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.

A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.

All I had was natural ability.

All I had was natural ability.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy...

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy...

Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.

Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

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...