Robinson Quotes

122 Robinson quotes by 104 unique authors

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
I did not feel I could create a more beautiful or interesting Mars than Kim Stanley Robinson or Greg Bear had, so I turned my… — Sarah Zettel
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
More action packed than a Cardiff pub with Anne Robinson. — Jonathan Ross
The organizer of industry who thinks he has 'made' himself and his business has found a whole social system ready to his hand in skilled… — Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse
Robinson had a servant even better than Friday: His name was Crusoe. — Friedrich Nietzsche
And now I was lonelier, I supposed, than anyone else in the world. Even Defoe's creation, Robinson Crusoe, the prototype of the ideal solitary, could… — Wladyslaw Szpilman
I don't think, in all the years I managed them, I ever spoke more than thirty words to Frank and Brooks Robinson. — Earl Weaver
The baby is fine. The only problem is that he looks like Edward G. Robinson. — Woody Allen
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
A manager should stay as far away as possible from his players. I don't know if I said ten words to Frank Robinson while he… — Earl Weaver
The guy who says, 'I love the challenge of managing,' is one step from being out of a job. I don't welcome any challenge. I'd… — Earl Weaver
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
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
I used to love to see Willie Pep and Ray Robinson. To me, the epitome of a great athlete is a great boxer. I just… — Emanuel Steward
There exists one book, which, to my taste, furnishes the happiest treatise of natural education. What then is this marvelous book? Is it Aristotle? Is… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
I can still remember the miraculous feeling of writing a sentence, then more sentences, telling a story. The first thing I wrote was a one-page… — Henning Mankell
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
I jack, I rob, I sin. Aw man, I'm Jackie Robinson 'Cept when I run base, I dodge the pen — Jay-Z
In Massachusetts, where properly qualified 'persons' were allowed to practice law, the Supreme Court decided that a woman was not a 'person,' and a special… — Lucy Stone

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