Satchel Paige Quotes
They said I was the greatest pitcher they ever sawI couldnt understand why they couldnt give me no justice.
Quotes to Explore
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I once said, 'Steve Jobs is the American Xavier Niel,' but that was humour.
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I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.
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I'm probably the only relief pitcher who has more saves than strikeouts.
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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.
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Isaac and I are going to Israel to ride for peace enviromental justice and a safer world for us all.
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As a matter of personal philosophy, I have generally said, 'Why not?' far more often than either 'Why?' or 'Not.'
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Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar.
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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.
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There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts.
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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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When I've been asked what should be on my gravestone, I've said: 'Here lies Gandalf. He came out.' Two big achievements.
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We were ready to launch Barry White, but the record company wouldn't put it out. Said it wouldn't sell.
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If you believe in justice, if you believe in democracy, if you believe in people's rights, if you believe in the harmony of all humankind - then you have no choice but to back Fidel Castro as long as it takes!
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I was asked to be in Vogue but I said no. I didn't want to advertise make-up. I didn't want to be seen as a sex symbol.
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I put out a call on Twitter and Facebook and email for women to tell me their stories about their abortions. And many women said, 'I told my boyfriend I was pregnant, and that was the last I ever heard of them.'
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I did a book event with a former colleague, Bob Bauer, and was so relieved that he said I got all the CIA stuff right.
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A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions said that the cure for admiring the House of Lords was to go and look at it.
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There's something great about all your worst fears coming true and being said about you. There's a tremendous liberation on some level.
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I had left teaching, which I enjoyed, because I realized I couldn't get tenure at a research university.
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It's interesting that the book publishing industry, on the iPad, has much more flexibility than the music industry had.
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My dad was a preacher. My relationship, for example, with my father -- very difficult, and very painful, and it took me 50 years to wipe the face of my father off the face of God.
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Just like I find men who talk sports who don't really know sports annoying, I think men might find women who don't really have a true passion and knowledge of sports maybe not so attractive.
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What is Freedom? - ye can tell That which slavery is, too well - For its very name has grown To an echo of your own.
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They said I was the greatest pitcher they ever sawI couldnt understand why they couldnt give me no justice.
