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Jackie Robinson Quotes

I have always been grateful to Colonel Longley. He proved to me that when people in authority take a stand, good can come out of it.

Jackie Robinson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Good Grateful People Me Stand Out

I want to be as honest as I can about the things I've been through - the sorrows and joys, victories and defeats - and to use those experiences as a well to draw from. Hopefully, the songs that result from that kind of writing will be songs that mean something to others.

Writing Result I Can Want Kind Mean

Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all.

John F. Kennedy

Man Computers Extraordinary Still

Life is tough, and things don't always work out well, but we should be brave and go on with our lives.

Life Work Brave Tough Go Out

Demanding that our leaders take action on climate change is about a lot more than polar bears and ice caps; it's about safeguarding our health, preserving our prosperity, and protecting the future of our children.

Change Future Children Health Action

My dad produces good footballers.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Good Footballers Produces Dad

I grew up in Los Angeles. I watched lots of television; I still watch lots of television.

Television Los Angeles Up Watch Lots

I thought it was pretty good to be mentioned in a big paper, so I decided to keep the nickname.

Good Thought Pretty Big Paper Keep

About six months after I moved to New York City, I was literally down to my last twenty dollars when a friend of mine from college got me a job at an Upper East side gym. I ran the cafe, and I was the janitor. It was an unfortunate combination of duties, to say the least.

Donna Lynne Champlin

Friend Job New York City College Me

A sister is the one person you can call in the middle of the night when you can't sleep or the one who doesn't want to hear about your problems unless you're ready to do something about them. She's the one who is there when you need her or the one whose absence when you need her hurts the most.

Sleep Sister Night Problems You She

The way my life's structured, I don't stay in a place for more than a couple months.

Life Place Way More Stay Than

Lots of people throw around phrases of 'no-fly zone,' and they talk about it as though it's just a game - a video game or something. Some people who throw that line out have no idea what they're talking about.

William M. Daley

People Game Talking Talk Some People

I didn't learn how to read until I was at the end of fifth grade and 11 years old and held back.

End Learn Back Old Years Read

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