Professionalism in medicine has given us medial miracles for the affluent but hospitals that will charge $35 for aspirin. Bill James affluentaspirincharge Change image and share on social
We need new athletes all the time because we need new games every day - fudging just a little on the definition of the word 'need.' We like to have new games every day, and, if we are to have a constant and endless flow of games, we need a constant flow of athletes. Bill James athleteconstantday share on social
When I was a small kid, I grew up in the newspapers. Bill James growkidnewspaper Change image and share on social
I think among the population at large, people are openly fascinated with crime and don't feel any shame over it. It's only the opinion-makers and the 'opinion elites' who turn up their noses. Bill James crimeelitefascinate Change image and share on social
We don't genuinely need more literary geniuses. One can only read so many books in a lifetime. Bill James bookgeniusegenuinely Change image and share on social
Crime stories show us the part of people's lives they try to keep hidden. Bill James crimehidelive Change image and share on social
I like to feel that I understand little things about sports. Bill James feelsportthing Change image and share on social
Do we need to have 280 brands of breakfast cereal? No, probably not. But we have them for a reason - because some people like them. It's the same with baseball statistics. Bill James baseballbrandbreakfast Change image and share on social
I try to take large, general questions that are difficult to resolve and break them down into small, very specific questions that have clear answers. Bill James answerbreakclear Change image and share on social
Some people give themselves over to their most evil desires, and those people becomes evil. But in general, it's reductive to think of evil as something foreign and separate from the rest of us. Evil is part of everyone. We all have the capacity to commit evil acts. Bill James actcapacitycommit share on social
