Best Quote by Jackie Robinson

“And if the Colonel thought that calling me his friend would make me stand by him, well, he was right.”

— John Green

“She knew why the Colonel had hated talking about the old days. Because the moment you looked back, and began to make your tally,…

— Philipp Meyer

“Your father sounds frightening," Trayton said. "He once made a general cry." "No." "I shit you not. The guy had to retire after that.…

— Jennifer Rardin

“Now the colonel seemed to grieve for his President again, because he said, “This world spits out a beautiful man like he was poison.”

— Denis Johnson

“And he simply would not tolerate any other high-ranking officer, commissioned or noncommissioned, reaming out one of his guys. He”

— Marcus Luttrell

The Colonel's hand was so little, and I grabbed it tight, his cold seeping into me and my warmth into him. 'I memorized the…

— John Green

“His smile returned as he tilted his head toward Sydney. "You were wrong. She really is the new general in town." I smiled back,…

— Richelle Mead

“The colonel still stared at my friend like a man in a trance. "You cunning, cunning fiend!" was all that he could say.”

— Arthur Conan Doyle

Tell him,' the colonel said, smiling, 'that a person doesn’t die when he should but when he can.

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

“Luckily Senior Master Sergeant McCabe had taught me that asking for help was a strength. Admitting I was out of my depth was a…

— Mary Jennings Hegar

“I do not think the Colonel will approve of your engaging the enemy,” Ivo said. Cinderella pointed her head skyward. “I agree. But Friedrich…

— K.M. Shea

“No, not 'Very well, Your Excellency', but simply 'Your Excellency'! I told you to watch your tone, Colonel! I also trust you will not…

— Fyodor Dostoevsky