“In life, the first thing you must do is decide what you really want. W...” — Alfred A. Montapert Quote

“In life, the first thing you must do is decide what you really want. Weigh the costs and the results. Are the results worthy of the costs? Then make up your mind completely and go after your goal with all your might.”

“The majority see the obstacles; the few see the objectives; history records the successes of the latter, while oblivion is the reward of the former.”

“Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to.”

“Every time you get angry, you poison your own system.”

“The world is divided into people who do things and people who get the credit.”

“Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices.”

“The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body; after all imaginable care has been taken to heal them up, still there will be a scar left behind, and they are in continual danger of breaking the skin and bursting out again.”

“I had a lot of friends, family friends, that had season tickets, and we'd all go when we were little kids. And you'd go after you played your own baseball game and change out of your uniform in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium to go put on street clothes and go watch the game.”

“After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.”

“After I failed to win the Most Valuable Player Award in 1960, I made up my mind I'd win the batting title in 1961 for the first time.”

“Entertainment is there to improve people's quality of life. After your basic needs, there's entertainment.”

“I've been to all 50 states, and traveled this whole country, and 90 percent of the people are good folks. The rest of them take after the other side of the family.”