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John Thorn Quotes By John Thorn: The heroes of our youth grow old -

The heroes of our youth grow old - 'the boys of summer in their ruin', in Dylan Thomas's verse - yet we seem the same. — John Thorn

John Thorn Quotes By John Thorn: Finally, for all of us but a lucky

Finally, for all of us but a lucky few, the dream of playing big-time baseball is relinquished so we can get on with grown-up things. — John Thorn

John Thorn Quotes By John Thorn: This was nostalgia in the literal Greek sense:

This was nostalgia in the literal Greek sense: the pain of not being able to return to one's home and family. — John Thorn

John Thorn Quotes By John Thorn: Although the world proved not yet ready for

Although the world proved not yet ready for the brotherhood of baseball, that would be only a matter of time, baseball magnates believed. — John Thorn

John Thorn Quotes By Bryant McGill: Fun is not an activity, it is a

Fun is not an activity, it is a state of mind. — Bryant McGill

John Thorn Quotes By John Hay: Break not the rose; its fragrance and beauty

Break not the rose; its fragrance and beauty are surely sufficient, resting contented with these, never a thorn shall you feel. — John Hay

John Thorn Quotes By John Thorn: In over 160 years of recorded baseball history,

In over 160 years of recorded baseball history, no team had ever won a championship this way. — John Thorn

John Thorn Quotes By John Thorn: Just because I am increasingly bored by sabermetric

Just because I am increasingly bored by sabermetric arcana doesn't mean anyone else has to be; it remains good for people who like that sort of thing. — John Thorn

John Thorn Quotes By John Thorn: Donning a glove for a backyard toss, or

Donning a glove for a backyard toss, or watching a ball game, or just reflecting upon our baseball days, we are players again, forever young. — John Thorn

John Thorn Quotes By John Thorn: The National League was born the following year,

The National League was born the following year, as an attempt to exert the control of capital over labor. — John Thorn

John Thorn Quotes By John Thorn: Keep score, which is what the Talmud recognizes

Keep score, which is what the Talmud recognizes as a distinction between work and play that renders a game unfit for the Sabbath. — John Thorn

John Thorn Quotes By Vladimir Nabokov: There was no Lo to behold.

There was no Lo to behold. — Vladimir Nabokov

John Thorn Quotes By John Flanagan: Nothing like a little wanton destruction to get

Nothing like a little wanton destruction to get boys excited, Thorn thought, smiling to himself. — John Flanagan

John Thorn Quotes By Mehek Bassi: Nights are rebellious, they only demand the truth

Nights are rebellious, they only demand the truth — Mehek Bassi

John Thorn Quotes By Fennel Hudson: Writers who copy or plagiarise others are dreaming

Writers who copy or plagiarise others are dreaming in another man's sleep. — Fennel Hudson

John Thorn Quotes By Isabel Allende: True friendship resists time, distance and silence.

True friendship resists time, distance and silence. — Isabel Allende

John Thorn Quotes By John Thorn: There was much woe and lamentation in the

There was much woe and lamentation in the seventies that the game was dying. — John Thorn

John Thorn Quotes By John Thorn: I am opposed, naturally, to regurgitating anecdote or

I am opposed, naturally, to regurgitating anecdote or any other form of received wisdom, unless it is characterized as such. — John Thorn

John Thorn Quotes By Lindsay Pearce: I can't shoot myself in the foot before

I can't shoot myself in the foot before I get in the chorus line. — Lindsay Pearce

John Thorn Quotes By Edsger Dijkstra: In the software business there are many enterprises

In the software business there are many enterprises for which it is not clear that science can help them; that science should try is not clear either. — Edsger Dijkstra

John Thorn Quotes By John Milton: Flowers of all hue, and without thorn the

Flowers of all hue, and without thorn the rose. — John Milton

John Thorn Quotes By John Thorn: This illuminates not only fans' interest in major

This illuminates not only fans' interest in major league teams but also the minors and even Little League. — John Thorn

John Thorn Quotes By John Thorn: Distant replay morphs into instant replay, and future

Distant replay morphs into instant replay, and future replay cannot be far off. — John Thorn

John Thorn Quotes By John Thorn: Except in expert hands, stats can get in

Except in expert hands, stats can get in the way of story; an array of data that might better be presented in a table instead clogs up sentences. — John Thorn

John Thorn Quotes By John Thorn: If I haven't made myself clear, this worrisome

If I haven't made myself clear, this worrisome chain of events describes the game of the nineteenth century. — John Thorn

John Thorn Quotes By John Thorn: I'd just like to see - in writing

I'd just like to see - in writing about baseball - more energy and better craft, minus statistical bludgeoning and invective. — John Thorn

John Thorn Quotes By John McAfee: I am just a thorn in everybody's side.

I am just a thorn in everybody's side. — John McAfee

John Thorn Quotes By Georg Buchner: Whoever finishes a revolution only halfway, digs his

Whoever finishes a revolution only halfway, digs his own grave. — Georg Buchner

John Thorn Quotes By John Thorn: Baseball presents a living heritage, a game poised

Baseball presents a living heritage, a game poised between the powerful undertow of seasons past and the hope of next day, next week, next year. — John Thorn

John Thorn Quotes By Toni Morrison: You revel in the smoke that the words

You revel in the smoke that the words send up. — Toni Morrison

John Thorn Quotes By John Thorn: Whatever else I do before finally I go

Whatever else I do before finally I go to my grave, I hope it will not be looking after young people. — John Thorn