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I was totally surprised that there were so many Yogis listed on the Interweb because in my world there are only three.

Yogi Berra, Yogi Bear, and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

In 1957, the year that I was incarnated, Maharishi_Mahesh_Yogi ‘invented’ Transcendental Meditation in Madras, India. The Beatles made him famous in ‘67 and 50 years later everybody knows what a mantra is. Maharishi Mahesh is still trying to create Heaven on Earth via his weekly satellite broadcasts and webcasts.

Born in 1958, Yogi_Bear was smarter than the average bear and much to the chagrin of Ranger Smith, Yogi dedicated his life to the art of snatching pic-a-nic baskets in Jellystone Park.

My Yogi, Lawrence Yogi_Berra (b.1925) was an 8th grade drop out who became more famous for his genius at malapropism, which he raised to an Art Form, than he was for being an AllStar player, manager, and coach, in the National Baseball League.
Here are some of his finest creations, many of which are now deeply embedded in our language:

"Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded!"

"It ain't over till it's over."

"If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be."

"If people don't want to come to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?"

"It's deja vu all over again."

"Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical."

"You can observe a lot by watching."

"If you don't go to other people funerals, they won't go to yours."
and my personal favorite,

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."

You may not know it, but one of Yogi Berra’s greatest disciples is President George Dubya Bush. I for one am thoroughly impressed with his growing list of Bushisms. Enjoy.

“Rarely is the question asked, is our children learning?"

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."

"Make no mistake about it, I understand how tough it is, sir. I talk to families who die."

"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too manyOB/GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across the country."

"They misunderestimated ..."

"There's an old saying in Tennessee—I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee—that says: fool me once, shame on ...

(long pause) shame on you?

(long pause) Fool me - you can't get fooled again."

"You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test."

"We cannot let terrorists and rogue nations hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile"