Robinson Quotes

122 Robinson quotes by 104 unique authors

One of the perks of being an actor is to get to meet athletes that you respect. Especially who played before my time. Brooks Robinson… — Josh Charles
Robinson Crusoe, the self-sufficient man, could not have lived in New York city. — Walter Lippmann
Smokey Robinson is one of my heroes as a singer and songwriter; a major influence on my own music from the very start. — Daryl Hall
Everybody who I ever cared about has told me that they like my music: Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Al Green, The Spinners, Smokey Robinson. Everybody… — Daryl Hall
It is the habitual carriage of the umbrella that is the stamp of Respectability. Robinson Crusoe was rather a moralist than a pietist, and his… — Robert Louis Stevenson
When I were a young man, I used to play baseball and steal bases just like Jackie Robinson. If the empire would rule me out,… — Langston Hughes
I like most of the Humphrey Bogart movies because they had to act then, and they acted very well. Edward G. Robinson is probably the… — Patrick Macnee
I've enjoyed my time in the game, whether it be managing Luton in the top flight, taking Spurs to Wembley or, as director of football,… — David Pleat
Mostly I've never let record companies become involved with my music, which was a very smart thing that my first manager Dave Robinson did, to… — Graham Parker
I listen to a lot of old stuff like Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, and The Temptations. — Brett Davern
Some people would view Jackie Robinson as a very safe African-American, a docile figure who had a tendency to try to get along with everyone,… — Chadwick Boseman
I will never forget the pleasure and instruction I derived from working with a true master of his art, such as Edward G. Robinson was… — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Sugar Ray Robinson was at the top of the boxing world during the 1950's when it seemed that he would either win or lose the… — Dick Schaap
Was there ever yet anything written by mere man that was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress? — Samuel Johnson
In the case of drama (stage, movies, television ), there appear to be people in almost every audience who never quite fully realize that a… — S I Hayakawa
Smokey Robinson writes the heartfelt songs, whereas it was my job to write the songs about weakness and failure in love. — Elvis Costello
When I went to Brooklyn in 1948 Jackie Robinson was at the height of his brilliant career. — Ernie Harwell
After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson, I really mean that. — Reggie Jackson
There were many stars in Motown's firmament - among them, Stevie, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves and Diana Ross - but I happen to… — Jon Landau
What I found fascinating was just how quickly the best of the young Negro League players were drafted into the major leagues once Branch Rickey… — Walter Dean Myers

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