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

Quote by Branch Rickey

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

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

A full mind is an empty bat.

A full mind is an empty bat.

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...

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...

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Luck is the residue of design.

Luck is the residue of design.

I don't care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I'd want...

I don't care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I'd want...

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...

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

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.

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...

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.

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

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

Never surrender opportunity for security.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

All I had was natural ability.

All I had was natural ability.

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...

Mankind is not a circle with a single center but an ellipse with two focal...

Mankind is not a circle with a single center but an ellipse with two focal...

Are bombs the only way of setting fire to the spirit of a people? Is...

Are bombs the only way of setting fire to the spirit of a people? Is...

Men who are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all...

Men who are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all...