Satchel Paige Quotes

They said I was the greatest pitcher they ever sawI couldnt understand why they couldnt give me no justice.

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• I once said, 'Steve Jobs is the American Xavier Niel,' but that was humour.

  

  Xavier Niel
  • American
  • Said
  • Once

• I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.

  

  e. e. cummings
  • May
  • Said
  • Living

• I came up in the theater, and I learned pretty quickly that reading a review, whether it's good or bad, can strangely affect the next performances, because you're reacting to something that's been said about you. So I tend to avoid that stuff pretty studiously.

  

  Dallas Roberts
  • Up
  • Good
  • Bad

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

  

  Dan Quisenberry
  • More
  • Relief
  • Pitcher

• A Central Bank official said that Q-coin did not affect the renminbi; it adds vibrancy to the economy.

  

  Ma Huateng
  • Said
  • Economy
  • Bank

• Patriotism has no appeal to us; justice has. Party has no weight with us; principle has. Loyalty is meaningless; it depends on what one is loyal to.

  

  A. Philip Randolph
  • Party
  • Justice
  • Loyalty

• Isaac and I are going to Israel to ride for peace enviromental justice and a safer world for us all.

  

  Mandy Patinkin
  • World
  • Peace
  • Justice

• But you will understand by yourselves that the matter applies equally well to the organization of the officials of justice, of administrative officials, etc; these are likewise organized instruments of power in certain societies.

  

  Ferdinand Lassalle
  • Power
  • Justice
  • Organization

• I used to say to my bubbe, 'Bubbe, is this story true?' And she'd say, 'Of course it's true! But it may not have happened.' What my bubbe was saying is profound: All stories are true. The truth is the journey you take through it - did it make you laugh, cry, seek and want justice? Then it's true.

  

  Patricia Polacco
  • Truth
  • True
  • Justice

• As a matter of personal philosophy, I have generally said, 'Why not?' far more often than either 'Why?' or 'Not.'

  

  Rachel Sklar
  • Why
  • Philosophy
  • Said

• Without justice you won't have stability.

  

  Saad Hariri
  • You
  • Justice
  • Stability

• I would have been a much more popular Wolrd Champion if I had always said what people wanted to hear. I might have been dead, but definitely more popular.

  

  Jackie Stewart
  • People
  • Popular
  • Said

• Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar.

  

  D. H. Lawrence
  • Change
  • Justice
  • Ethics

• Certainly, last year we did an episode about the census and sampling versus a direct statistic. You just said the word 'census,' and people fall asleep.

  

  Aaron Sorkin
  • People
  • Fall
  • Said

• My alignment is with what I perceive as just and fair. If it's with the Muslims, then I'm with the Muslims, if it's with the West then I'm with the West. It's about justice and fairness.

  

  Hamza Yusuf
  • Justice
  • Fair
  • Fairness

• There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts.

  

  Mahatma Gandhi
  • Justice
  • Conscience
  • Court

• I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

  

  Abraham Lincoln
  • Always
  • Justice
  • Mercy

• When I've been asked what should be on my gravestone, I've said: 'Here lies Gandalf. He came out.' Two big achievements.

  

  Ian Mckellen
  • Said
  • Achievements
  • Asked

• I do believe that there will be a clash between East and West. I believe that there will be a clash between those who want freedom, justice and equality for everyone and those who want to continue the systems of exploitation. I believe that there will be that kind of clash, but I don't think that it will be based upon the color of the skin….

  

  Malcolm X
  • Believe
  • Freedom
  • Justice

• Man went into a bar, he only had one arm. Guy sitting next to him said 'Hey, you've got your sleeve in my drink', man replied, 'There's no arm in it'

  

  Tommy Cooper
  • Said
  • Next
  • Arms

• I've always been a huge reggae fan.

  

  Ville Valo HIM
  • Always
  • Been
  • Reggae

• People say you shouldn't have plastic surgery because if God wanted you another way he would have made you that way, but I say that's a lot of crock. If God didn't want plastic surgeons, he wouldn't have given them hands to work with.

  

  Dolly Parton
  • Given
  • Surgery
  • Surgeons

• Wolf-spider, crouch in your funnel nest.If I knew you, once,now I know you less.In the sinking sand,where we've come to rest,have I had a hand in your loneliness?

  

  Joanna Newsom
  • Hand
  • Rest
  • Wolf

• They said I was the greatest pitcher they ever sawI couldnt understand why they couldnt give me no justice.

  

  Satchel Paige
  • Justice
  • Said
  • Pitcher