Jackie Robinson Quotes

It kills me to lose. If I'm a troublemaker, and I don't think that my temper makes me one, then it's because I can't stand losing. That's the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first.

Jackie Robinson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

I AmLosingMeWinningThinkStand

If freedom makes social progress possible, so social progress strengthens and enlarges freedom.

Robert Kennedy

FreedomProgressPossibleSocial

When people start to perceive you as the big guy, you're not allowed to be scrappy, fierce.

Travis Kalanick

PeopleStartFierceYouBigGuy

I literally do not understand how New Yorkers deal with summer.

Tom Sturridge

SummerNewUnderstandNew Yorkers

We glorify God with all of our members, but in most cases, our mouths seem to get more opportunity. So it just goes without saying that we can dishonor Him with our mouths as well.

Monica Johnson

GodOpportunitySayingMoreHimGet

My - I grew up in - I grew up in public housing. My dad, for most of my life, worked for the post office, which was a terrific job to get because you couldn't lose your job.

Lloyd Blankfein

LifeJobMy LifeYouLoseOffice

Nothing teaches great writing like the very best books do. Yet, good teachers often help students cross that bridge, and I have to say that I had a few extraordinary English teachers in high school whom I still credit for their guidance.

Julia Glass

GoodGreatBestSchoolBridgeHelp

I was one of I think three white girls in my school. So, I was very much an outsider. And plus I was Jewish and all of my friends were black and Baptist because they listen to the coolest music. We were all listening to Ray Charles and what was then called race music.

Janis Ian

MusicSchoolListeningBlackThink

The government has been repairing Poland's image and its relations with the European Union and the world.

Donald Tusk

GovernmentWorldImageUnionBeen

I have nowhere claimed nor even implied that unbelief is a guarantee of good conduct or even an indicator of it.

Christopher Hitchens

GoodNowhereGuaranteeEvenConduct

As soon as I hear a sound, it always suggests a mood to me.

Brian Eno

MeMoodSoundAlwaysSoonHear

I would say in one sentence my goal is to at least be part of the journey to find the unified theory that Einstein himself was really the first to look for. He didn't find it, but we think we're hot on the trail.

Brian Greene

JourneyThinkLookFindTrailGoal

Because of this, originality consists in returning to the origin.

Antoni Gaudi

ReturningOriginalityBecauseOrigin

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