Just because you say something doesn't make it controversial, and it doesn't make you a bad person.Charles Barkley
I never would say a player stinks. Ever. I'll tell you their team stinks, and first of all, they know their team stinks. And the fans know their team stinks. Charles Barkley
See, my hope and dream is that people have a good time watching basketball. It's not church. It's not serious.Charles Barkley
I was surprised that my wife thought it was a good idea, then again with my agent, another woman, then my editor, another woman - in spite of the fact that all three of them reacted positively I still have this fear. Michael Chabon
Moby Dick - that book is so amazing. I just realized that it starts with two characters meeting in bed; that's how my book begins, too, but I hadn't noticed the parallel before, two characters forced to share a bed, reluctantly. Michael Chabon
It's good to have it over with. I worked on it a long time, and I didn't know what people were going to think of it. Would people like it? Would they buy it? So far it's been doing pretty well. Michael Chabon
A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride.C. S. Lewis
The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.C. S. Lewis
Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.C. S. Lewis
This is a great thing that's happening in baseball. We don't know if it will ever happen again. Mark McGwire
I don't know if I want to break my own record. I think I would rather leave it as it is. Mark McGwire
I touched Roger's bat and held it to my heart. My bat will lie next to his. I'm damn proud of that. Mark McGwire
I sort of missed one big thing, to touch first base. I hope I didn't act foolish, but this is history. Mark McGwire
I study pitchers. I visualize pitches. That gives me a better chance every time I step into the box. That doesn't mean I'm going to get a hit every game, but that's one of the reasons I've come a long way as a hitter. Mark McGwire