Carl Erskine (Carl Daniel Erskine) Quotes
You hear the same thing every year but that is because it is true. In a short series, pitching is very dominant.
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The one we keep pitching and there are no takers is The Fabulous Baker Boys Go To Hawaii. There don't seem to be any takers on that one!
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Know or listen to those who know.
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Sometimes I rush my swing because I am so anxious to play well. In Cuba, the quality of the pitching is not the same as it is here. There you might find one or two pitchers at 94 or 95 mph. Here, every day I find several, and each pitcher who comes along throws his hardest stuff.
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If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.
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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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We aim above the mark to hit the mark.
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Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
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You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
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I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.
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You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.
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There is progress whether ye are going forward or backward! The thing is to move!
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What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
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I went to a motivational training course once, a course of self-discovery, and I found out after a week that my fear - it was not a fear of not being accepted - was a very violent fear of failure.
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Giving back, doing motivational speeches and stuff like that, that's always made me feel good. If you repeatedly go out there, and you are the change that you want to see, then that's what you are.
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You've got to make a decision: Are you going to go down with the situation, or are you going to focus and succeed? My dream...kept me going.
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To solve a problem or to reach a goal, you don't need to know all the answers in advance. But you must have a clear idea of the problem or the goal you want to reach.
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Do what's right. Be on time, be polite, and be honest; remain free from drugs; and if you have any questions, get out your Bible. 2. Do your best. Mediocrity is unacceptable when you are capable of doing better. 3. Treat others as you want to be treated. Practice love and understanding.
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If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.
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If you read one hour per day in your field, that will translate into about one book per week. One book per week translates into about 50 books per year. 50 books per year will translate into about 500 books over the next ten years.
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I think it's amazing to have one writer write every episode of a series. It's very rare, I think. You get a voice that continues.
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And so you [young Americans]need to be the Idea Generation. The generation who's always thinking on the cutting edge, who's wondering how to create and keep the next wave of American jobs and American innovations, who's figuring out how to out-compete the Idea Generations of Indias and Chinas of the world.
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My mother sent me to psychiatrists since the age of four because she didnt think little boys should be sad. When my brother was born, I stared out the window for days. Can you imagine that?
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Native plants give us a sense of where we are in this great land of ours. I want Texas to look like Texas and Vermont to look like Vermont.
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You hear the same thing every year but that is because it is true. In a short series, pitching is very dominant.
