Quote authors in 1918

Authors of 1918

Born or Deceased in 1918

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

Born :18 July 1918

Patty Berg

Patty Berg

Born :13 February 1918

Pee Wee Reese

Pee Wee Reese

Born :23 July 1918

Bobby Riggs

Bobby Riggs

Born :25 February 1918

Ted Williams

Ted Williams

Born :30 August 1918

T.Berry Brazelton

T.Berry Brazelton

Born :10 May 1918

James MacGregor Burns

James MacGregor Burns

Born :3 August 1918

Quotes of 1918

Quotes taken from the authors in 1918

What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, concentration and the will to win.

Always keep learning. It keeps you young.

It's a wonderful day for me, I made it to 80.

There is nothing in this game of golf that can't be improved upon if you practice.

It's not how fast you get there, but how long you stay.

If I am to be a chauvinist pig, I want to be the number one pig.

If I can't play for big money, I play for a little money. And if I can't play for a little money, I stay in bed that day.

We want to keep the actual Civil War experience alive.

Billie and I did wonders for women's tennis. They owe me a piece of their checks.

A grandchild is a miracle, but a renewed relationship with your own children is even a greater one.

T.Berry Brazelton

Grandparents who want to be truly helpful will do well to keep their mouths shut and their opinions to themselves until these are requested.

T.Berry Brazelton

Parents don't make mistakes because they don't care, but because they care so deeply.

T.Berry Brazelton

If I had my career to play over, one thing I'd do differently is swing more. Those 1,200 walks I got, nobody remembers them.

If you rush in and out of the clubhouse, you rush in and out of baseball.

Why did they do it? Beats the hell out of me. I was just a scared kid from Kentucky, and these guys had been up in the majors for a while. I guess it was because I was just such a helluva nice kid - if you'll accept that.

I had only played five games in my senior year in high school. I was not large enough. Hell, when I graduated, I was about five foot four and weighed 120 pounds. I didn't go with the Dodgers until spring training of 1940 and I weighed all of 155 pounds soaking wet.

Being Captain of the Dodgers meant representing an organization committed to winning and trying to keep it going. We could have won every year if the breaks had gone right.

Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.

Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts.

You know, you can only lead them from behind.