Aaron Hill Quotations

Don't call the world dirty because you forgot to clean your glasses.

Customs form us all, our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed beliefs; are consequences of our place of birth.

Courage is poorly housed that dwells in numbers; the lion never counts the herd that are about him, nor weighs how many flocks he has to scatter.

Youth is ever apt to judge in haste, and lose the medium in the wild extreme.

No one's told me anything about that (being the everyday second baseman),

Most people don't know what this city has to offer,

Deceit is the false road to happiness; and all the joys we travel through to vice, like fairy banquets, vanish when we touch them.

Union of hearts, not hands, does a marriage make, and sympathy of mind keeps love awake.

Let never man be bold enough to say, Thus, and no farther shall my passion stray: The first crime, past, compels us into more, And guilt grows fate, that was but choice, before.

First, then, a woman will, or won't, - depend on't; If she will do't, she will; and there's an end on't. But, if she won't, since safe and sound your trust is, Fear is affront: and jealousy injustice.

Man is the circled oak; woman the ivy.

Trust me--with women worth the being won, The softest lover ever best succeeds.

Birth is a shadow. Courage, self-sustained, outlords succession's phlegm, and needs no ancestors.

There is no merit where there is no trial; and till experience stamps the mark of strength, cowards may pass for heroes, and faith for falsehood.

Joys, which we do not know, we do not wish.

The man who pauses on the paths of treason, Halts on a quicksand, the first step engulfs him.

Letters, from absent friends, extinguish fear, Unite division, and draw distance near; Their magic force each silent wish conveys, And wafts embodied though, a thousand ways: Could souls to bodies write, death's pow'r were mean, For minds could then meet minds with heav'n between.

When Christ at Cana's feast by pow'r divine, Inspir'd cold water, with the warmth of wine, See! cry'd they while, in red'ning tide, it gush'd, The bashful stream hath seen its God and blush'd.

Art, however innocent, looks like deceiving.

O marriage! marriage! what a curse is thine, Where hands alone consent and hearts abhor.

Oh, treacherous night thou lendest thy ready veil to every treason, and teeming mischief's beneath thy shade.

Reason gains all people by compelling none.

Shame on those breasts of stone that cannot melt in soft adoption of another's sorrow.

Hide not thy tears; weep boldly, and be proud to give the flowing virtue manly way; it is nature's mark to know an honest heart by.

Law that shocks equity is reason's murderer.

Let shining Charity adorn your zeal, The noblest impulse generous minds can feel.

Order, thou eye of action.

The man with but one idea in his head is sure to exaggerate that to top-heaviness, and thus he loses his equilibrium.

Mischief and malice grow on the same branch of the tree of evil.

Shun fear, it is the ague of the soul! a passion man created for himself--for sure that cramp of nature could not dwell in the warm realms of glory.

Servile doubt argues an impotence of mind, that says we fear because we dare not meet misfortunes.

Tender-handed stroke a nettle, And it stings you for your pains; Grasp it like a man of mettle, And it soft as silk remains. 'Tis the same with common natures: Use 'em kindly, they rebel; But be rough as nutmeg-graters, And the rogues obey you well.

She who means no mischief does it all.

I was in the right position at the right time. It was just a momentum change for us. Anytime you're in an atmosphere like that, with a crowd like that, any play you make to turn the momentum can be big.

I could talk about each team, but in the end, I would say they're both equal. It's going to be interesting.

We may not be the richest, but we know how to treat our residents,

He (Howard) had the game of his life tonight. He really stepped up when we needed him to. Brad had only eight points, but he's just as glad to pass the ball off or draw the double team and allow someone else to shoot.

He's helped me through everything, really. Having Johnny Mac to really show me everything and giving you positive feedback -- how I'm doing, how I'm looking. It's always good to have someone there.

I thought we shot the ball well from the outside, especially in the third quarter. We had solid scoring from everyone, and defensively we were very solid.

I think we had more Blue Jays fans than Yankees fans. I think we can compete with everybody.

Troy Lemay, who is the heart and soul of our team, did an outstanding job of holding Rosso - who averages in the high 20s to only eight points.

We have a lot to work on. But we're getting experience.

We got good balanced scoring tonight. We did a nice job of getting the ball inside to our post players. I was pleased with the team's effort.

We shot the ball very well. We hit seven 3-pointers and we made them come out of their zone and challenge us.

With the win we clinched the first seed for the playoffs. This was a great win over our rival. In addition to Brad's points he also had 23 rebounds, several blocks and a couple of steals.

Throughout my career, I've always been the kind of guy who likes to stand towards the middle of the plate. And balls come in there.

Everyday when I'm working I want to see how many times I can hit (Adams) in the chest (with a toss). I mean, no one's perfect. But that's what I'm trying to work on.

We were down by four at the half. But we had a good third quarter. Troy had 14 points in the second half and that really jump started us. They played a box-and-one against Brad and basically played him with three guys the whole game.

I've taken ground balls there during batting practice and Orlando's given me tips like a good veteran. ... I'll work hard at it and it'll feel like home,

We scored six runs in the first inning. We had three hits and one walk in that inning and Stowe had seven errors. And then after the first inning it was a 3-3 ball game.

We had a great game offensively. Every one contributed and elevated their game to replace Brad.

We did a nice job of using our inside/outside game to get the early lead and coasted from that point. Schneider had a nice game off the bench with 16 points.

That's his thing so people recognize him now.

I'm real proud of the kids. Last year we were beat physically. This year we weren't pushed around. This win goes to last year's seniors as well as this year's.

If you're not adjusting one way you're adjusting another, ... but it's good to learn that now because obviously I want to be here for a lot more years.

Every night he's seen double- and triple-teams, but I would say tonight might have been the best defense he's seen. They mixed it up a little bit so it wasn't the same all the time. They did an excellent job preparing.

It's pretty comfortable, actually. I'll give it a try.

It's just about finding the right arm slot and finding the right position with your feet.

They are just great, great ball defenders. They've done it to a lot of people this year.

It was a great game for our low-post players. They were just dynamite.

It's the first time we've had four players in double figures all year. As the year is going on, we're really spreading around the scoring a lot more than we did last year ? we're not so one-dimensional. Brad is still dominating, but if he's in foul trouble we can still pull games out.

Everyone on the team scored. We had four guys in double-digits.

It's so much easier having Butter (Butterfield) as an infield coach. Just watching Orlando play, you can't help but learn a lot. I adjusted well to third this year, and working hard really helps everything along. If I do that (with second base), it will feel like home.

You can't mess with older guys that have a lot more money than you.

It's a big opportunity we have together. He was drafted first, and I was drafted the year after. We talk about last year, and we're learning as we go. Every day, we're out here picking each other's brain and learning about certain types of feeds that I like and ones he likes. At the same time, we're good friends.

It was funny. They went all out on this thing. We walked in and it was typical, just like a wedding would be. They did it right, they sure did. We had to cut the cake. They did a good job.

We implore the students of the Kennel Club to show the nation this weekend what makes Gonzaga different.

We got out pretty good, pretty early. We did a good job mixing it up, inside and outside.

This team's always been good at even if we don't win battling back and not giving away at-bats. We kept in there and ended up on top.

It's fun to make it interesting for the Red Sox-Yankees pennant race. We're a big team this week.

It's going to be easy to work hard with him because he keeps it fun but he also knows your game so much. Honestly, it's a pleasure getting out there with him because I learn so much when I'm spending time with him.

They're so smart up here and it's such a different game. It's still baseball but as far as the thought process and everything it's different.

I don't mind (struggling at the plate now) because that is when you learn. You don't learn anything when you're hitting hot. Then it's just happening. It's when they make adjustments to you, that's when you have to make adjustments to them. Obviously it's not fun but I've learned more since I started to struggle.