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Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better lea

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game. – Jacques Barzun

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Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social aims in mind: prepare to take on ones share in the worlds work, and perhaps in addition, lend a hand in improving society, after schooling is done. – Jacques Barzun

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Intelligence
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Tennis belongs to the individualistic past – a hero, or at most a pair of friends or lovers, against the world. – Jacques Barzun

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Tennis
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Except among those whose education has been in the minimalist style, it is understood that hasty moral judgments about the past are a form of injustice. – Jacques Barzun

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Education
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If the fans dont come out to the ball park, you cant stop them . – Yogi Berra

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You dont save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow, it may rain. – Leo Durocher

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Back then, if you had a sore arm, the only people concerned were you and your wife. Now its you, your wife, your agent, your investment counselor, your stockbroker, and your publisher. – Jim Boulton

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I dont want them to forget Babe Ruth. I just want them to remember me! – Hank Aaron

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