Mack Quotes

“Never underestimate a determined woman!”

“Mary Lou suddenly realizes that Mack calls the temperature number because he is afraid to talk on the telephone, and by listening to a recording, he doesn’t have to reply. It’s his way of pretending that he’s involved. He wants it to snow so he won’t have to go outside. He is afraid of what might happen. But it occurs to her that what he must really be afraid of is women. Then Mary Lou feels so sick and heavy with her power over him that she wants to cry. She sees the way her husband is standing there in a frozen pose. Mack looks as though he could stand there all night with the telephone receiver against his ear.”

“Imagination was given to us to compensate for what we are not a sense of humor was provided to console us for what we are.”

“The pattern of your breathing affects the pattern of your performance. When you are under stress, deep breathing helps bring your mind and body back into the present.Over the years I have handed out thousands of little stickers to athletes that read ‘Breathe and Focus.’ A baseball player will place the bright orange circle on the shoulder of his uniform or underneath the bill of his cap, or on the barrel of his bat. A hockey player might affix it to his stick. Firefighters I have worked with place the stickers on their self-contained breathing apparatus. The stickers serve as a reminder. Whenever they feel themselves growing anxious, breathe in energy. Breathe out negativity. Breathe in relaxation. Breathe out stress.”

“Politics is merely war by other means.-an old Andorian saying”

“Don't hate the game, hate the player... the player should have known better than to play the game in the first place.”

“Dreaming By Day, Wishing On Stars At Night...”

“Don't let societies perceptions and opinions define who you are as a person. Where is it written that you cannot be great at more than one thing?”

“I try to be a positive light in this cold dark world... if only with a few words from deep within my heart, I try”