I lull them into a false sense of security by watching me pitch... If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball.
The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall.
I am not overconfident.
We have a good arrangement. Roman lies to me and I pretend to believe him.
Whenever I was on the pitch, I always tried to win.
And, you know, you try and preach to them there's more to this game than just walking up to home plate, swinging the bat, fielding a ground ball. There's some dedication in it, some love you've got to put into this work.
Insensibility, of all kinds, and on all occasions, most moves my imperial displeasure.
If I wanted to pitch that bad, I probably would. But I don't think I'm in that stage.
I always like to reveal the fact that the emperor has no clothes. And children are best at that. They teach us how to see the world in that sense. They are without artifice; they see it for what it is. I am drawn to that ruthless honesty.
I started putting a wire up in secret and performing without permission. Notre Dame, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, the World Trade Center. And I developed a certitude, a faith that convinced me that I will get safely to the other side. If not, I will never do that first step.