Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.

Satchel Paige (1906-1982) American baseball player [Leroy Robert Paige]

Quoted in “Hal Boyle Says –” syndicated AP column, New York Post (1959-10-04)

Boyle was a Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist working for the AP. This is usually cited to the New York Post appearance. Other examples include the Oswego Palladium-Times (1959-10-02), and the Key West Citizen (1959-10-07).