#ere

We have not invaded anyone. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way of life on them. ↗

— Abdul Kalam

#conquered #culture #enforce #grabbed #history

We will be remembered only if we give to our younger generation a prosperous and safe India, resulting out of economic prosperity coupled with civilizational heritage. ↗

— Abdul Kalam

#economic #economic prosperity #generation #give #heritage

I tried a dozen different modifications that were rejected. But they all served as a path to the final design. ↗

— Mikhail Kalashnikov

#different #dozen #final #i #i tried

I have continued to work at different things, and rebuilt my home all by myself. I did it for the sake of satisfaction at doing something. I did it because I happened to be where I was. ↗

— Mikhail Kalashnikov

#continued #did #different #different things #doing

I didn't know who was on the team, but I saw every eye as I walked down the aisle. It looked like a thousand eyes were staring right at me saying, 'Who is this young punk?' I just kept my eyes straight ahead. ↗

— Al Kaline

#aisle #down #every #eye #eyes

All of a sudden I'm in the major leagues and we're traveling from town to town. I see the other players dressing different every day. I've got only one suit and I keep wearing it over and over. I'm really embarrassed. ↗

— Al Kaline

#different #dressing #embarrassed #every #every day

Carl Yastrzemski was the best all-around player. He could run, throw and hit. He had the ability to play a number of different positions. He signed as a shortstop. He could play the outfield, of course, and third base and first, too. He was a tremendous athlete. Mickey Mantle was unbelievable, too. ↗

— Al Kaline

#all-around #athlete #base #best #carl

I was very, very shocked about Cooperstown. I thought my chances were fairly good, but I tried to stay low key about it, not too high and not too low. That was the way I played, too. ↗

— Al Kaline

#chances #fairly #good #high #i

In later years, I craved foods that were almost always fattening. ↗

— Gene Tierney

#always #craved #fattening #foods #i

It hurt me a great deal. It put a lot of pressure on me because I was at a young age and the writers around here and throughout the league starting comparing me to Cobb. It put a lot of pressure on me. ↗

— Al Kaline

#around #because #cobb #comparing #deal