Bert Blyleven Quotes

Your goal as a hitter is to get on. And if the third baseman is playing back and letting you lay down a bunt, I don't have a problem with that, even if it's late in a no-hitter.

Bert Blyleven

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: dutch
  • Birth: April 6, 1951

Topics

ProblemYouBackLateGoalDown

I think there are certain subjects I don't want to tackle, that I don't think I could do a good job with. I don't think I'd be good with... broad comedy? I don't know. Maybe I would.

John Carpenter

GoodJobThinkComedyKnowWant

In my early years, I couldn't find a community. I couldn't find anybody like me. I felt so isolated. There was nothing but shame and loneliness.

Mary Gauthier

CommunityLonelinessMeEarlyFind

The weakness that our campaign and that I had is we weren't effective in taking my message primarily to minority voters.

Mitt Romney

WeaknessMinorityMessageEffective

The company accountant is shy and retiring. He's shy a quarter of a million dollars. That's why he's retiring.

Milton Berle

AccountantWhyShyCompanyMillion

We had a music teacher in sixth grade, and I saw her tune her guitar. I said, 'Whoa. There's a certain way to do this.' I bought a packet of strings - some of mine were broken - and had her tune it for me. For a while, I just kept it like that. But I got the Internet finally, when I was 14, and started learning.

Brittany Howard

LearningMusicTeacherBrokenMe

I'm a friend of Colin Powell. We talk quite often.

Ariel Sharon

FriendTalkQuiteOftenColin Powell

I'm a huge 'Dragon Ball Z' fan, so when they were trying to make a live-action movie, I was, like, 'No!'

Ashleigh Murray

TryingBallDragonLikeFanMovie

I hold the record now with Dixie Dean for being the only Everton player to score three Merseyside derby goals at Anfield. I still hope to better it. Things like that, the fans never forget.

Timothy F. Cahill

GoalsHopeBetterNever ForgetThree

Jane was my wicked stepmother: she was generous, affectionate and resourceful; she salvaged my schooling and I owe her an unknowable debt for that. One flaw: sometimes, early on, she would tell me things designed to make me think less of my mother, and I would wave her away, saying, 'Jane, this just backfires and makes me think less of you.'

Martin Amis

MotherMeSayingThinkWaveYou

When I look back at those pictures of my mother performing - and listen to her recordings - it makes me sad to think that all of that joy she found in her work came to an end. I wish she hadn't had to make that sacrifice, even if it was for the benefit of my father and siblings and me.

Marlo Thomas

WorkFatherMotherSadJoyMe

I don't buy the 'at 60 it's great to have kids' thing. I don't buy the line that has been thrown down - 'You can have a kid at any time.' That doesn't mean you should.

Lewis Black

GreatTimeYouDownMeanKid

In Bengaluru, I'm Danish's sister, and in Mumbai, he's Kubbra's brother!

Kubra Sait

BrotherSisterMumbaiHeDanish

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