Mindedness Quotes

New York (in 1964 and `65) was wonderful and so on, and L.A. was also kind of interesting. But outside of that we found it the most repressive society, very prejudiced in every way. There was still segregation. And the attitudes were fantastically old-fashioned. Americans shocked me by their behavior and their narrow-mindedness. It`s changed fantastically over the last 30 years. But so has everything else.

He`s just put it all together. He`s a fantastically talented, strong, gifted athlete. But with all those characteristics sometimes comes absent-mindedness and lack of attention to detail. Those are some of the things we can`t have as shortstops. So that`s what we worked on. Everything else has kind of blossomed.

We have no right to dictate, through irresponsible action or narrow-mindedness, the future of our children, and our children`s children. There has been enough destruction, enough death, enough waste.

As far as the coaching staff, it seems like they find out what guys do well and apply it on the field. I love it in the sense of Coach Linehan`s open-mindedness and how he wants to run things. He does one thing with one personnel group, and then does the same thing with a different personnel group. It looks different, but sometimes it`s the same thing. It`s the best way to attack a defense.

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.

Anthropology demands the open-mindedness with which one must look and listen, record in astonishment and wonder that which one would not have been able to guess.

Anthropology demands the open-mindedness with which one must look and listen, record in astonishment and wonder that which one would not have been able to guess.