Earl Wilson

Robert Earl Wilson (name changed from Earl Lawrence Wilson) (October 2, 1934 - April 23, 2005) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1959-60, 1962-66), Detroit Tigers (1966-1970) and San Diego Padres (1970). Wilson batted and threw right handed. He was born in Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

9 Quotes

Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death.
— Earl Wilson

Modern man drives a mortgaged car over a bond-financed highway on credit-card gas.
— Earl Wilson

Nowadays people can be divided into three classes -- the haves the have-nots and the have-not-paid-for-what-they-haves
— Earl Wilson

Gossip is when you hear something you like about someone, you don't.
— Earl Wilson

Somebody figured it out -- we have 35 million laws trying to enforce Ten Commandments.
— Earl Wilson

This would be a much better world if more married couples were as deeply in love as they are in debt.
— Earl Wilson

Money in the bank is like toothpaste in the tube. Easy to take out, hard to put back.
— Earl Wilson

Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore them long enough.
— Earl Wilson

Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.
— Earl Wilson