Cactus Quotes

Yes -- in every way. Maybe not in the outfield, but the way he's running -- he ran very well (Thursday in a Cactus League game with San Diego). Bat speed, he still has a knowledge of the strike zone ... put it all together and it's a very exciting piece he might be able to bring. - Mike Scioscia

With cactus-studded desert mountains plunging into tranquil turquoise bays, gliding manta rays and pods of migrating orca whales, this uninhabited island in the Sea of Cortez, which separates mainland Mexico and the fingerlike Baja peninsula, is every bit the paradise island you dream of escaping to. It's also the perfect place to explore by sea kayak; warm water and sunshine are almost guaranteed from October to May. - Clare Jones

Who wants to become a writer? And why? Because it's the answer to everything. To ''Why am I here?'' To uselessness. It's the streaming reason for living. To note, to pin down, to build up, to create, to be astonished at nothing, to cherish the oddities, to let nothing go down the drain, to make something, to make a great flower out of life, even if it's a cactus. - Enid Bagnold

We don't want them going to the Cactus League or anyplace else. We're pretty adamant about trying to keep them and I think the governor is, too. - Larry Pendleton

They aren't voting on whether the Cactus Club should serve liquor, but whether it should be improved. I've been doing this for 15 years and this is the first time in my memory that a client didn't get a permit for a renovation. - Michael Whitcomb

There are no renderings... All they have are pretty pictures of cactuses that I guarantee there will be less of when they're done (developing). - John Campbell

The other day they were giving the weather forecast for the Cactus League and I'm thinking, 'Oh, great. It's going to be sunny.' I guess that's to be expected. - Todd Linden

The Cactus League is going on, but I don't think he's here to watch baseball. - Mike D'Antoni

Silly Cactus gave us so much stuff. I don't know how many uniform tops, they were just great. - Marsha Hulsey

People Trample Over Flowers, Yet Only To Embrace A Cactus. - James Joyce