From: skeptic3@aol.com (Skeptic3) Newsgroups: alt.quotations Date: 30 May 1996 12:09:39 -0400I am happy to speak my words at the university graduation. A lot of people have been quoting me ever since I came to play for the Yankees in 1946. But, as I once said, I really didn't say everything I said.
So now it's my turn. I want to give some of my famous advice to the graduates. First, never give up because it ain't over 'til it's over. Second, during the years ahead, when you come to the fork in the road, take it. Third, don't always follow the crowd, because nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded. Fourth, stay alert. You can observe a lot by watching. Fifth, and last, remember that whatever you do in life, 90% of it is half mental.
In closing, I want to quote myself again: Thank you, Montclair State University, for making this day necessary.
-Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra, on receiving an honorary doctorate from Montclair University, East Rutherford, New Jersey, quoted in USA Today, May 24, 1996
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When a small man casts a big shadow, the sun is setting.
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Some other Yogi Berrisms:
I didn't say everything I said. C: on his propensity for malapropisms
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
It ain't over til it's over. C: on playing hard, in _Yogi, It Ain't Over..._ (1990) D: 1973
It's nothing but rooms. C: on his new house
It's pretty far, but it doesn't seem like it. C: giving directions
Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded. C: on a popular restaurant N: Attribution under question
Nothing is like it seems, but everything is exactly like it is.
Thanks. You don't look so hot yourself. C: when told by the mayor's wife that he looked particularly cool in a summer suit, in _Yogi, It Ain't Over..._ (1990)
The future isn't what it used to be.
You can see a lot by just looking.
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