Ruth Quotes
119 quotes by 91 authors
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For a long time, I'd been vaguely fascinated by the idea that Charles Lindbergh flew the Atlantic and Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in…
— Bill Bryson
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You don't have to know anything about baseball to respond to Babe Ruth because he's just this magnificent human being. And a really good story…
— Bill Bryson
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Don't worry about it. Babe Ruth struck out on occasion, too.
— Walter Annenberg
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Well I can't rightly say (which player hit the ball hardest), but the ones (home runs by) Ruth hit got smaller quicker.
— Walter Johnson
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Babe Ruth made a great mistake when he gave up pitching.
— Tris Speaker
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Honestly, at one time I thought Babe Ruth was a cartoon character. I really did, I mean, I wasn't born until 1961, and I grew…
— Don Mattingly
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He was a parade all by himself, a burst of dazzle and jingle, Santa Claus drinking his whiskey straight and groaning with a bellyache... Babe…
— Jimmy Cannon
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All the great spiritual leaders in history were people of hope. Abraham, Moses, Ruth, Mary, Jesus, Rumi, Gandhi, and Dorothy Day all lived with a…
— Henri Nouwen
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Ruth and I are happily incompatible.
— Billy Graham
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In his play depicting the Salem Witch Trials, the author illustrates profound psychological bullying. The ringleader of young girls suspected of unsavory conduct, frightens her…
— Arthur Miller
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Look homeward, Angel, now, and melt with ruth.
— John Milton
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In the 1920s, everyone wanted to be a celebrity. Everyone wanted to be like Babe Ruth or Charles Lindbergh. ... Businessmen, in particular, in the…
— Jonathan Eig
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Now they talk on the radio about the record set by (Babe) Ruth, and (Joe) DiMaggio and Henry Aaron. But they rarely mention mine. Do…
— Roger Maris
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If I'm compared to Babe Ruth or Willie Mays, that's great. But I'm just going to go out there and be myself.
— Ken Griffey, Jr.
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I don't know where Hank Aaron will break (Babe) Ruth's record but I can tell you one thing - ten years from the day he…
— Eddie Mathews
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I can't recall a day this year or last when I did not hear the name of Babe Ruth.
— Hank Aaron
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I don't want people to forget Babe Ruth. I just want them to remember Henry Aaron.
— Hank Aaron
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Through the sad heart of Ruth, when sick for home She stood in tears amid the alien corn; The same that ofttimes hath Charm'd magic…
— John Keats
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I love Ruth Brown, not just her singing, but Ruth Brown has more girl power than anyone, because she fought hard against people who ripped…
— Ronnie Spector
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And I know, that I know, that I know, we are about to see the greatest manifestations of God's presence ever! A prophetess named Ruth…
— Benny Hinn
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