Absence Quote by Robert J. White

Everybody loves baseball regardless of what they think about politics. That's the cool thing. You see all of the politicians and the military interaction.…

— Drew Storen

Baseball has always been slow to accept change. Only through dire pressure can any radical change be accomplished. The move of the Giants and…

— Ford Frick

“Also unfortunately, Congress is far too busy asking if baseball players are really as strong as they seem and trying to choke bankers with…

— Robert Brockway

The difference between the more traditional sports clubs and Congress is that Congress doesn't really compete against another team.

— Cal Thomas

In my opinion, baseball is as big a business as anything there is. It has to be a business, the way it is conducted.

— Jackie Robinson

Baseball has done more to move America in the right direction than all of the professional patriots with all their cheap words.

— Monte Irvin

The more baseball the better. It is a healthful sport and develops team play and initiative, plus an independent attitude.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

Baseball serves as a good model for democracy in action: Every player is equally important and each has a chance to be a hero.

— Edward Abbey

It's not in baseball's interest or the players' interest to be taking this stance. It's the people's game.

— Fay Vincent

Baseball ought never be hurried. It is the only unhurried institution we have left, which is one reason, I think, we love it.

— James J. Kilpatrick

Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with even deeper historical roots…

— Evan Bayh

There's always, I guess, a philosophy that if you come in, you want to change all the parts, you want to change everything over.…

— Pat Gillick