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"I like to refer to my years with the Angels as the foundation of my career."
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"It is unfortunate that many people today cannot sense the worth in people."

"When we don't see the value of a thing, we don't put the protective edge."

"Jemima was not pretty, the flatness and shortness of her face made her almost plain; yet most people looked twice at her expressive countenance, at the eyes which flamed or melted at every trifle, at the rich colour which came at every expressed emotion into her usually sallow face, at the faultless teeth which made her smile like a sunbeam."

"Good things quickly become habitual and we often stop valuing them."

"Life is great. Life is amazing. Observe the beauty in everything you do."

"Happiness doesn't always come in pink. Learn to appreciate the rainbow."

"I felt like I'd been misplaced in the cosmos and I belonged in Maine."

"I love all things, not only the grand but the infinitely small: thimble, spurs, plates, flower vases....."

"And the relationships that happen become so intense, deep, involved and complex and really hard to say goodbye to. The hardest part of the show is saying goodbye when it's all done. It really breaks you."

"The thing I fail to do is fully comprehend what's given back to me by the audience. You would think you would be a performer partly so you could feel all the appreciation or adulation, but I haven't quite managed that yet."
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"Dick Moss, my agent. Dick became my agent in 1979 when I signed my contract with the Houston Astros."

"I am going to spend my time today just thanking the people that played a role in my career, because I truly do believe that I was blessed by a lot of people that paths crossed mine as I went down the road in my career."

"Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent."

"And then when I went to stay in '68, I can honestly say that I was not focused on my career and on what it took to be a major league pitcher and to be a starting pitcher."

"And I'm a believer that you take a negative and turn it into a positive, and as it turned out, it was one of the best things that ever happened to me. And so I do appreciate the Ranger staff and the Ranger organization for giving me that opportunity."

"Everyone has limits. You just have to learn what your own limits are and deal with them accordingly."

"When I got traded to the California Angels, I really wasn't that excited about going to the Angels because it meant changing leagues and also a whole new set of teammates. But shortly after I got there I realized that it was one of the best things that ever happened to me."

"And when I went to Houston, they had a conditioning coach by the name of Gene Coleman. And that was the first time I had gone to an organization that had a program with a weight room and designed specifically for pitchers."
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