ignorance is bliss

[Stupidity has certain charm, ignorance doesn't. - F.Zappa]

Yogi Berra Quotes

"This is like deja vu all over again."

"You can observe a lot just by watching."

"He must have made that before he died." -- Referring to a Steve McQueen movie.

"I want to thank you for making this day necessary." -- On Yogi Berra Appreciation Day in St. Louis in 1947.

"I'd find the fellow who lost it, and, if he was poor, I'd return it." -- When asked what he would do if he found a million dollars.

"Think! How the hell are you gonna think and hit at the same time?"

"You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there."

"I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early."

"If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else."

"If you can't imitate him, don't copy him." "Baseball is 90% mental -- the other half is physical."

"It was impossible to get a conversation going; everybody was talking too much."

"Slump? I ain't in no slump. I just ain't hitting."

"A nickel isn't worth a dime today."

Referring to the bad sun conditions in left field at the stadium. "it gets late out there early"

During his movie review television show referring to actress Glen Close. Yogi called her "Glen Cove" (a village on Long Island)

"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future"

"Nobody goes there anymore its too crowded"

"If the fans don't come out to the ball park, you can't stop them"

"I didn't say the things I said"

"It ain't over until its over."

"Ninety percent of baseball is mental, the other half is physical"

Yogi was interview after a game , as compensation he recieved a check "Pay to the order of BEARER" He said, "I've known this guy so long, he can't spell my name right"

When ask what time it was , Yogi said "Do you mean now"

"I take a two hour nap between 1PM and 4PM."

"90% of the putts that are short don't go in."

"You can see a lot by observing."

"You have to give 100 percent in the first half of the game. If that isn't enough, in the second half, you have to give what is left."

When asked "what would you do if you found $1 million?" Yogi responded, "if the guy was poor, I'd give it back"

Yogi saw three of his players in the locker room wearing Cone Head hats, Yogi said, "those guys make a pair"

"If you come to a fork in the road, take it."

"I made a wrong mistake."

Yogi met George Bush during an election campaign. Bush said Texas was important. Yogi said "Texas has a lot of electrical votes"

Yogi orders a pizza, the waitress asked how many pieces do you want your pie cut? Yogi responded, "4, I don't think I could eat 8."

During a game of 20 Questions, Yogi asked "Is he living now"

After seeing the opera Tosca, Yogi remarked, "I really liked it, even the music was nice".

One day a repairman came to fix Yogi's Venitian BLINDS. Larry (Yogi's son) said " the man is here for the venetian BLINDS" Yogi said give him $5.00.

"He a big clog in their machine."

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