
My father was a dreamy fellow - he read Plato and Socrates and watched
Phillies games. —
Patti Smith

The
Phillies in the 1960s had shortstop Bobby Wine and second baseman Cookie Rojas, a period known as the Days of Wine and Rojas. —
Tim Kurkjian

The
Phillies beat the Cubs today in a doubleheader. That puts another keg in the Cubs' coffin. —
Jerry Coleman

Pete Rose came over to the
Phillies in '79 and he became the catalyst that helped us to put it all together. —
Steve Carlton

she refused to feel what he wanted her to feel. Was —
Margaret Atwood

Mystery is the essential element of every work of art. —
Luis Bunuel

Rooting is following, and I don't do that, but I'd like to see the
Phillies win because I love Philadelphia. —
Steve Carlton

I could ask the
Phillies to keep me on to add to my statistics, but my love for the game won't let me do that. —
Mike Schmidt

I kinda wanted to play receiver more. —
Victor Cruz

Nobody would have ever guessed-I wouldn't have guessed-the extraordinary degree to which you can reduce social violence through meditation. —
John Hagelin

They say you're not supposed to put metal in a microwave oven. They're right. —
Steven Wright

You Liberals think that goats are just sheep from broken homes. —
Malcolm Bradbury

No law made by man can overturn that of the Creator without dramatically affecting society in its very foundation. —
Pope Benedict XVI

Philadelphia loves its team, and being able to win a World Series for the city, fans, players and our
Phillies organization meant so much to me. —
Pat Gillick

I grew up a
Phillies fan. Me and my buddies tailgated a couple of times when they won the World Series. I like just being in that atmosphere. —
Mike Trout

I have great memories of being a Cub, and I'm happy building new ones with the
Phillies. —
Ryne Sandberg

If we can prevent just one marriage from disintegrating--or just one child from suffering the loss of a family--our effort will be justified. —
James C. Dobson

Only God knows why I didn't make it with the Mets, but yes, in a short period of time, I got the opportunity with the
Phillies. —
Pedro Martinez

I'm a Philadelphia sports fanatic. I still watch
Phillies games on my iPad, which is basically admitting to having daily torture sessions. —
Steve Capus

Philadelphians are intensely loyal. They don't switch teams even when the Sixers lose by 63 points or the
Phillies finish last in the NL East. —
Steve Capus

Tony Taylor was one of the first acquisitions that the
Phillies made when they reconstructed their team. They got him from Philadelphia. —
Jerry Coleman

The Philadelphia
Phillies are 2008 world champions of baseball. —
Harry Kalas

This nation is never finished. It has to be re-created in each generation. —
Lee H. Hamilton