Jackie Quotes
135 Jackie quotes by 102 unique authors
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Jackie Gleason said that comedy is the most exacting form of dramatic art, because it has an instant critic: laughter.
— Chuck Jones
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According to my sister Jackie, most men stray. And sex doesn't mean anything to most men. But I wouldn't date a man who slept around.…
— Joan Collins
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I think I've drawn from some of the most feminine women, like Jackie Kennedy. I am totally devastated that she's gone. She had it all.
— Sandra Bernhard
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When I was younger, Jackie Joyner-Kersee was a mentor to me and gave me great advice. The best was to 'work 100 percent, but enjoy…
— Allyson Felix
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I am still shocking people today, and I don't know why. Is it because I'm a woman talking about sex and men? One magazine said…
— Jackie Collins
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Some day I'm going to have to stand before God, and if He asks me why I didn't let that [Jackie] Robinson fellow play ball,…
— Branch Rickey
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Whether your name is (Lou) Gehrig or (Cal) Ripken, (Joe) DiMaggio or (Jackie) Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or…
— Cal Ripken, Jr.
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All though I didn't meet him. His legend and his saga and his story is just that. Jackie Robinson, we all have to tip our…
— Dave Winfield
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Jim Crow was king... and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive
— Lou Brock
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There was never a man in the game who could put mind and muscle together quicker and with better judgment than (Jackie) Robinson.
— Branch Rickey
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Thinking about the things that happened, I don't know any other ball player would could have done what he (Jackie Robinson) did. To be able…
— Pee Wee Reese
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I cannot but feel that the one man, above all others, who deserves the eternal thanks of his own race, and all thinking people, for…
— Ford Frick
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People look at black pride in America and sport's impact on it. In the major cities it took off the first time Jackie Robinson stole…
— Jerry Izenberg
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Jackie [Kennedy] wore one of my dresses – it was made from kitchen curtain material – and people went crazy.
— Lilly Pulitzer
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As much as I liked and admired the various members of the Kennedy family, my first loyalty was to Jackie.
— Pierre Salinger
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Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Bruce Lee are my masters; they're the inspiration for my work. Bruce Lee was a heavy fighter who threw hard…
— Unknown Author
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Jackie had a keen eye for talent, and like an elephant never forgot. And, he was always right on the mark.
— Audrey Meadows
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Well, that's the old story I heard about the Jackie Chan films. That, like, Jackie Chan will just keep going and when crew members drop…
— Sarah Michelle Gellar
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I know what love is: Tracy and Hepburn, Bogart and Bacall, Romeo and Juliet, Jackie and John and Marilyn...
— Ian Shoales
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I used to tell Jackie (Robinson) sometimes when they were throwing at him, 'Jackie, they aren't throwing at you because you are black. They are…
— Pee Wee Reese
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He (Jackie Robinson) knew he had to do well. He knew that the future of blacks in baseball depended on it. The pressure was enormous,…
— Duke Snider
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He (Jackie Robinson) was the greatest competitor I've ever seen. I've seen him beat a team with his bat, his ball, his glove, his feet…
— Duke Snider
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I certainly look at them very differently now, and enjoy Jackie Chan movies and movies like that.
— Chiaki Kuriyama
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Jackie considered his resurrection, the world's best return performance.
— Audrey Meadows
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He struck a mighty blow for equality, freedom and the American way of life. Jackie Robinson was a good citizen, a great man, and a…
— Ronald Reagan
Who Wrote These Jackie Quotes
102 authors contributed a total of 135 Jackie Quotes, led by these top contributors: