Casey Stengel

You have to have a catcher because if you don't you're likely to have a lot of passed balls.

Never make predictions, especially about the future.

The trouble with women umpires is that I couldn't argue with one. I'd put my arms around her and give her a little kiss.

Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan.

Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.

Keep your feet on the ground and your thoughts at lofty heights.