Peter Tork (Peter Halsten Thorkelson) Quotes

Hitting a baseball well, as in cricket, is a very rare skill. One of most difficult things to do in the world to do, hitting a ball coming at you at ninety miles an hour with a round bat. Wonderful to watch.

Peter Tork The Monkees

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• Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.

  

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• Hitting a baseball well, as in cricket, is a very rare skill. One of most difficult things to do in the world to do, hitting a ball coming at you at ninety miles an hour with a round bat. Wonderful to watch.

  

  Peter Tork The Monkees
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