It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind.

- Branch Rickey

Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.

- Branch Rickey

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

- Branch Rickey

I cannot face my God much longer knowing that his black creatures are held separate and distinct from his white creatures in the game that has given …

- Branch Rickey

Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself but for me, the ultimate human experience is to …

- Branch Rickey

We win if the world is convinced of two things, that you are a fine gentleman, and a great baseball player.

- Branch Rickey

Worry is simply thinking the same thing over and over again and not doing anything about it.

- Branch Rickey

Success is that place in the road where preparation meets opportunity.

- Branch Rickey

How to use your leisure time is the biggest problem of a ballplayer.

- Branch Rickey