Babe Ruth quote

[BBallF]

"When you are better than the other team, you have to let them know that in the first quarter." Herm Edwards.

 

[BBallF]

" She's 0 for America". Geno Auriemma.

 

[Sifaka]

“I have noticed that nothing I have never said ever did me any harm.”
― Calvin Coolidge

 

[Inthepaint]

Do or do not…there is no try!!
-Master Yoda

 

[willie99]

“I have noticed that nothing I have never said ever did me any harm.”
― Calvin Coolidge

That's not true anymore

 

[Martin]

"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!", Bluto

That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age.—David Wooderson

 

[Skeets]

There goes a fast ship meaning to sail in harm's way - John Wayne (or his writers)

 

[Bone Dog]

Do or do not…there is no try!!
-Master Yoda

I used to say this a lot in classes when students would worry about paper assignments or exams.

 

[Centerstream]

You can get anything you want at Alice's restaurant - Arlo Guthrie

 

[schmendrick]

We will rock you. -Queen.

 

[Jackcatscal]

“I have noticed that nothing I have never said ever did me any harm.”
― Calvin Coolidge

When told that Calvin Coolidge had died, Dorothy Parker said, “How can they tell?”

 

[Happydad745]

When a pickpocket sees a Saint, he only sees his pockets.

 

[DennieEddy]

Was this a tweet or on Instagram?

I think Facebook; we were friends.

 

[fomalhaut]

I'm pretty sure every one of these quotations is really from Abraham Lincoln... or, maybe, Albert Einstein.

...or Mark Twain. They're the big three in misattributed quotes.

 

[fomalhaut]

There goes a fast ship meaning to sail in harm's way - John Wayne (or his writers)

Paraphrase of an actual quote by John Paul Jones (the naval hero, not the bass player for Led Zeppelin).

 

[Skeets]

Paraphrase of an actual quote by John Paul Jones (the naval hero, not the bass player for Led Zeppelin).

Thanks, I knew it was a regurgitated quote, but I didn't know who said it first.

While I'm here... One of my favorites. Dale Berra was being interviewed. A statement was made that he was just like his father, Yogi. Dale replied: "no, our similarities are different".

 

[jeff30189]

"Who? Me?" --- Nika Muhl

"You don't have to outrun the bear, just the slowest camper." -- many forms and variations, original by Jim Butcher

 

[Jackcatscal]

The older I grow, the wiser my father was when I was growing up.

A variation: "I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now." (Dylan, My Back pages).

 

[TwoCents]

“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” - Abraham Maslow, which refers to a concept commonly known as the 'law of instrument' or Maslow's Hammer.

 

[dogged1]

@Tonyc, This is all your fault.

"In the war between you and the world, bet on the world" Franz Kafka via George Will
(there are various translations)

 

[Blond D.]

"and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make" (John, Paul, George and Ringo)

 

[OldSchooler]

“What, me worry?” - Alfred E. Newman

Neuman

 

[OldSchooler]

Bringing it back to baseball, "Luck is the residue of design." -- Branch Rickey
My take: Being in the right place at the right time is often the product of good coaching, rather than sheer good fortune.

 

[FanFromMaine]

Neuman

Party pooper

 

[meyers7]

That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age.—David Wooderson

Alright, alright, alright.