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There are only two seasons - winter and Baseball.

~Bill Veeck

Topics: Baseball Only Seasons Two Winter

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Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off.

~Bill Veeck

Topics: Almost Baseball Best Even Get Lawyer Off Only Orderly Strikes Thing Three Very World You

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I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity.

~Bill Veeck

Topics: Break Elasticity Merely Rules Test Try

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The most beautiful thing in the world is a ballpark filled with people.

~Bill Veeck

Topics: Ballpark Beautiful Beautiful Thing Filled Most Most Beautiful Most Beautiful Thing People Thing World

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I try not to kid myself. You know, I don't mind romancing someone else, but to fool yourself is pretty devastating and dangerous.

~Bill Veeck

Topics: Dangerous Devastating Else Fool Kid Know Mind Myself Pretty Someone Try You Yourself

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I have discovered in 20 years of moving around a ballpark, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats.

~Bill Veeck

Topics: Around Ballpark Discovered Game Inverse Knowledge Moving Price Proportion Seats Years

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Look, we play the Star Spangled Banner before every game. You want us to pay income taxes, too?

~Bill Veeck

Topics: Banner Before Every Game Income Look Pay Play Star Taxes Too Us Want You

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I do not think that winning is the most important thing. I think winning is the only thing.

~Bill Veeck

Topics: Important Important Thing Most Most Important Thing Only The Most Important The Only Thing Thing Think Winning I Think

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I was in the game for love. After all, where else can an old-timer with one leg, who can't hear or see, live like a king while doing the only thing I wanted to do?

~Bill Veeck

Topics: After Doing Else Game Hear King Leg Like Live Love Only See The Only Thing Thing Wanted Where While Who

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The true harbinger of spring is not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of the bat on the ball.

~Bill Veeck

Topics: Ball Bat Returning Sound Spring Swallows True

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: February 9th, 1914

Died: January 2nd, 1986

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