Mike Lupica Quotes

All violence, all that is dreary and repels, is not power, but the absence of power. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

If there are real angels in the world," Michael said to his brother, "how come they're never around when we need them? — Mike Lupica

True charity never envies others when they prosper, nor rejoices in the calamities of others when they are in trouble. — J.C. Ryle

The physician cannot prescribe by letter, he must feel the pulse. — Seneca The Younger

Morality may keep you out of jail, but it takes the blood of Jesus Christ to keep you out of hell. — Charles Spurgeon

I don't really consider myself an impressionist. — Rachel Dratch

You can't put those guys like Marciano or anyone else in with today's class of fighters. — Larry Holmes

The way of architecture is the quiet voice that underlies it and has guided it from the beginning. — Arthur Erickson

A family of three had become, in Michael Arroyo's young mind, an army of two. — Mike Lupica

You ask me what life is. That's like asking what a carrot is. A carrot is a carrot, and there's nothing more to know. — Anton Chekhov

The ones who tell you not to fight are the ones you should fear the most. — Mike Lupica

Books require titles; reading them doesn't — Alan Moore

It won't be long before we'll be writing together again. I just hope they have a decent piano up there. — Frederic Loewe

On days like this, baseball would make Michael as happy as it ever did. No umpires. No coaches. No rules except the ones you made up. — Mike Lupica

It's like they take poison and then hope for the other person to die. — Mike Lupica

If you can find a way to add some adventure to a mundane daily commute, I suggest you do that. Life is too short, my friends. — Robert Hurst

Michael still thought of Havana as home, because he was born there. And he had been Miguel Arroya there.
Here, he was Michael. — Mike Lupica

Not the outcome any of us wanted. — Jeff Bezos

Intelligence augmentation decreases the need for specialization and increases participatory complexity. — Jamais Cascio

[ ... ]if you talk any more flummery to me, Frederica, I shall give you one of my - er - icy set-downs!(Alverstoke) — Georgette Heyer

There's only one ball game for any writer, and it's to keep you turning the pages. That's the whole ball game. That's what I have to do. — Mike Lupica

Don't give up till the buzzer sounds
-coach joey — Mike Lupica

I will never reject an autograph, hug or photo. I was also a fan of football. — Cristiano Ronaldo