Jackie Robinson Quotes

Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead.

Jackie Robinson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 31, 1919 - October 24, 1972

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Obviously, when you get into larger budgets, you have less of that freedom, and I just - I'm not a person that tends to make stories for those larger budgets. To me, it's not much fun to have that kind of pressure.

John Cameron Mitchell

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I used a lot of sports psychologists when I was younger... sometimes it helped, sometimes it didn't.

Andy Murray

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Making a record? You've got to have the song, then you create a record. I think it's the same with a live performance. If the material is strong, you're already 90% there. I always tell young people it's all about the music, the songs. Work on the songs, work on the songs, work on the songs.

Tom Petty

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The Obama administration has an undeniable pattern of using regulatory overreach and intimidation to further its political aims.

Ron Johnson

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Though monetary compensation may never add up, teachers can rest assured that they are important.

Monica Johnson

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Rather than go to the gym, I would prefer to do martial arts because the time goes by quicker.

Milla Jovovich

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After Sept. 11, New York wasn't the same, and that's part of the reason why I left.

Jason Calacanis

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I was a devil in other countries, and I was a little devil in America, too.

Josephine Baker

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Patrick Henry aligned himself against ratification. So did Richard Henry Lee.

Douglas Southall Freeman

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I don't want a president like me! I suck, okay. I want an elitist, smart guy.

Denis Leary

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I knew Dave Raymond, who was the original Phillie Phanatic.

Christopher Guest

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With Star Wars fans, there's so much enthusiasm, and it's a completely different generation now.

Peter Mayhew

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