In an odd way, all the appliances that the advertisers put out there, and said, `Buy this brand-new stove!', `Buy read more

In an odd way, all the appliances that the advertisers put out there, and said, `Buy this brand-new stove!', `Buy the fridge!' `Make Jell-O!', all that horrible nutrition that came up because of instant pudding, Jell-O, fish sticks, TV dinners, all of that that I had before dismissed as the death of our culture -- I realized that housewives wanted these things, because they wanted time back, ... A washing machine gave them time to do something else. It gave them time to read a book. ... A woman didn't want to cook all day. These things that were sold to Americans were actually a gift, in a very strange way. I really enjoyed having to blow that notion out of my head.

Quitting for my health was my No. 1 goal. And I started thinking I was blowing money out the window.

Quitting for my health was my No. 1 goal. And I started thinking I was blowing money out the window.

I did tell the President that we need a lot of Colin Powell and very little of Rumsfeld

I did tell the President that we need a lot of Colin Powell and very little of Rumsfeld

I'm able to work with guys who are able to do what they want with a baseball and understand pitching read more

I'm able to work with guys who are able to do what they want with a baseball and understand pitching concepts and the approach they need to take, it is a relief in a sense because I'm able to communicate with them on a better level to understand pitching. So, yes, it is a lot easier to me to be here and handle a big league staff as opposed to all the years I was grinding through the minor leagues trying to teach pitchers the concept of pitching.

Our struggle today is not to have a female Einstein get appointed as an assistant professor. It is for a read more

Our struggle today is not to have a female Einstein get appointed as an assistant professor. It is for a woman schlemiel to get as quickly promoted as a male schlemiel.

They pretty much made the Freedom of Information Act a joke. It is like pulling teeth to try to get read more

They pretty much made the Freedom of Information Act a joke. It is like pulling teeth to try to get anything out of them these days. And I am talking about stuff that has historically been readily disclosed.

Any time you can hold a team like that on defense, it makes the game easier for everybody. We count read more

Any time you can hold a team like that on defense, it makes the game easier for everybody. We count on the defense to make plays. That's what's going to win us games in the playoffs. We just have to keep playing hard and finish games and we'll have a chance.

The kids did real well and we won seven of our last eight. It's all about getting in the playoffs read more

The kids did real well and we won seven of our last eight. It's all about getting in the playoffs again, and here, it's a brand new season.

We pay for it from the student activity fee and the regular CRC budget process.

We pay for it from the student activity fee and the regular CRC budget process.