68 Quotes by Branch Rickey

This ball - this symbol; its it worth a whole man's life?

Danny Murtaugh is a gentleman and a gentle man. Get that? A gentleman and a gentle man.

In summary, we're on the right track and have the right group to make good things happen for Portland.

If things don’t come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.

Don’t look at the hole in the doughnut. Look at the whole doughnut.

I don’t care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I’d want to do my job better than the fellow next to me. I’d want to be the best at whatever I do.

Don’t worry about your individual numbers. Worry about the team. If the team is successful, each of you will be successful, too.

I don’t like the subtle infiltration of ‘something for nothing’ philosophies into the very hearthstone of the American family. I believe that ‘Thou shalt earn the bread by the sweat of thy face’ was a benediction and not a penalty. Work is the zest of life; there is joy in its pursuit.

He’s the best prospect I’ve ever seen.