“There are rumors, rumors, rumors. I'm always the last one to know about these things, literally.” Quote by Shawn Ashmore
“You can do anything, really. And that, l think, is one of the exciting possibilities of the present, l swear, is the possibility that the goddamn thing can be modaled throughout.” Can DoPossibilityExcitingUmpires Author:Charles Olson
“Then when I reached college, I realized that many people had thought about the problem during the 18th and 19th centuries and so I studied those methods.” PeopleProblemCenturyCollegeMethodI RealizedUmpires19th Century Author:Andrew Wiles
“Mr. Speaker, we have reached a point in history where some have forgotten that it is the family, not the government, that is the fundamental building block of our society.” GovernmentBuildingFundamentalsForgottenBlockOur SocietySpeakersUmpiresBuilding Blocks Author:Jim Ryun
“Having reached the halfway mark in the alphabet, my prime focus is on writing each new book as well as I can.” WritingWellsI CanBookFocusMarkPrimeHalfwayUmpiresAlphabetNew Books Author:Sue Grafton
“This is terrible, when a writer is bored by his own work, but it was a real bomb and had reached the point where I couldn't even stand to look at it any more.” LooksRealTerribleBoredBombsUmpires Author:David Eddings
“It is rather suitable for umpires to dress like dentists, since one of their tasks is to draw stumps.” DrawsTasksDressesUmpiresSuitableDentistStumps Author:John Arlott
“My only complaint with 'Dickie' Bird is that he requires a degree of certainty that is almost neurotic; like the man who has to keep going to the front door to make certain that he's locked it.” MenCertainDoorsFrontsHe ManDegreesBirdCertaintyKeep GoingLockedComplaintsNeuroticUmpiresFront Doors Author:Mike Brearley
“It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can.” ConvictionFirmUnclesDo The BestUncle Sam Author:R. Lee Ermey
“Umpire Harold Bird, having a wonderful time, signalling everything in the world, including stopping traffic coming on from behind.” WorldBehindsWonderfulBirdIncludingTrafficStoppingUmpiresWonderful Times Author:John Arlott
“I have reached the point where I know that as long as I sit down to write, the ideas will come. What they will be, I don't know.” KnowsWritingLongIdeasUmpires Author:Robert B. Parker