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Jackie Robinson is a true legend. -- Sidney Poitier
Brooks Robinson belongs in a higher league. -- Pete Rose
Robinson could deliver a knockout blow going backward. -- Bert Sugar
Mine was an easy ride compared to Jackie Robinson's. -- Sidney Poitier
Eddie Robinson is about one word: winning and losing. -- Paul Collier
Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me... aren't you? -- Dustin Hoffman
More action packed than a Cardiff pub with Anne Robinson. -- Jonathan Ross
Craig Robinson is basically the mayor of wherever he goes. -- Gillian Jacobs
Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson. -- Willie Mays
I produced six movies with Amy Robinson since the very early 80s. -- Griffin Dunne
Robinson had a servant even better than Friday: His name was Crusoe. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
Sugar Ray Robinson was probably the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time. -- Sugar Ray Leonard
Robinson Crusoe, the self-sufficient man, could not have lived in New York city. -- Walter Lippmann
I produced six movies with Amy Robinson since the very early '80s. -- Griffin Dunne
Major League Baseball should retire Roberto Clemente's number, just like they did Jackie Robinson's. -- Carlos Beltran
Nate Robinson has a lot of jumping ability, but I don't see Josh losing. -- Dominique Wilkins
I fought Sugar [Ray Robinson] so many times that I'm lucky I didn't get diabetes -- Jake LaMotta
Brooks Robinson is not a fast man, but his arms and legs move very quickly. -- Curt Gowdy
The baby is fine. The only problem is that he looks like Edward G. Robinson. -- Woody Allen
Mrs. Robinson is a little dated now, but it has nothing to do with Joe DiMaggio. -- Paul Simon
I listen to a lot of old stuff like Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, and The Temptations. -- Brett Davern
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
He (Frank Robinson as Manager) can step on your shoes, but he doesn't mess up your shine. -- Joe Morgan
We live in a global village. No country can live in isolation of others like Robinson Crusoe. -- Li Keqiang
Give me five players like Robinson and a pitcher and I'll beat any nine-man team in baseball. -- Chuck Dressen
The only man who can stop Cliff Robinson is Cliff Robinson. The man is unstoppable even at 38. -- Bill Walton
To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don't think it's necessarily deserved. -- Sidney Poitier
They call Ray Robinson the best fighter, pound for pound. I'm the best fighter, ounce for ounce. -- Willie Pep
Full disclosure here - I had a terrible crush on Smokey Robinson, like every other female on the planet. -- Linda Ronstadt
I have, for a very long time, been a huge admirer of Marilynne Robinson, whose work I just love. -- Phil Klay
I jack, I rob, I sin. Aw man, I'm Jackie Robinson 'Cept when I run base, I dodge the pen -- Jay-Z
Every year we discuss Jackie Robinson Day, which is April 15. We talk about it throughout baseball, promote it throughout baseball. -- Curtis Granderson
Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary. -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I want to be remembered for Swiss Family Robinson and Old Yeller. I think Swiss is probably my favorite film -- Tommy Kirk
No longer will you be a weird Robinson Crusoe, imprisoned on an island of night surrounded by oceans of death. -- Richard Matheson
I'd hate to compare anyone with Sugar Ray Robinson, but Donald is the closest thing to Robinson I've ever seen -- Dave Gorman
Smokey Robinson writes the heartfelt songs, whereas it was my job to write the songs about weakness and failure in love." -- Elvis Costello
Smokey Robinson writes the heartfelt songs, whereas it was my job to write the songs about weakness and failure in love. -- Elvis Costello
Robinson did not merely play at center stage. He was center stage; and wherever he walked, center stage moved with him. -- Roger Kahn
I don't think, in all the years I managed them, I ever spoke more than thirty words to Frank and Brooks Robinson. -- Earl Weaver
Write about us,Robinson urged. Tell our story.And I did it; I told our story. You hold it in your hands. -- James Patterson
Jim Crow was king... and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive. -- Lou Brock
Jim Crow was king... and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive -- Lou Brock
I wake the dead. I bring Jackie Robinson and the Roosevelts to life. Who do you think Im trying to wake up? -- Ken Burns
I like Edward G. Robinson - he started as a character actor and became a lead, which is probably why I like him. -- William Sanderson
This guy don't come to the ballpark to beat you. He comes to beat you bad. This (Jackie) Robinson, he plays a ton. -- Leo Durocher
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
There was never a man in the game who could put mind and muscle together quicker and with better judgment than (Jackie) Robinson. -- Branch Rickey
There is always an unconscious collaboration among artists.. ..the artist who imagine himself a Robinson Crusoe is either a primitive or a fool. -- William Baziotes
When I met Rachel Robinson for the first time, she is a regal woman, and she was like a grandmother in that first meeting. -- Chadwick Boseman
I worked in a barbershop. I used to make the waves in the brother's hair, you know? Like, Nat King Cole, Sugar Ray Robinson. -- George Clinton
Kayla Robinson, if you don't shut up I'll fly down there and suck every last bit of blood from your stupid cheating cow body! -- P. C. Cast
I was particularly stunned by the casting of [Tom] Cruise, who is no more my Vampire Lestat than Edward G. Robinson is Rhett Butler. -- Anne Rice
It's not every day you get to be in a movie about Jackie Robinson, so you want to do it as right as you can. -- Andre Holland
I hope the car they (Sport Magazine who awarded it to the World Series MVP) give him (Brooks Robinson) has an extra large glove box. -- Sparky Anderson
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
I guess what really made me a Dodgers fan from the beginning was that the team had Jackie Robinson, the first 'Negro' in the major leagues. -- Cheech Marin
Someone once said there was a comparison between Sugar Ray Leonard and Sugar Ray Robinson. Believe me, there's no comparison. Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest. -- Sugar Ray Leonard
I've done radio interviews about this movie [42]. I feel I'm a part of this movie, since I knew Jackie Robinson. I was at his first game. -- Larry King
I pulled a book by Robinson Jeffers off the shelf one day. It was powerfully moving. Tears ran down my face. That's when I became a poet. -- William Everson
Eden Robinson is one of those rare artists who comes to writing with a skill and maturity that has taken the rest of us decades to achieve. -- Thomas King
well with me now is Geoffrey Robinson. He was once voted 'After-dinner Speaker of the Year', so if you've had your tea, you're in for a treat -- Eddie Mair
I did not feel I could create a more beautiful or interesting Mars than Kim Stanley Robinson or Greg Bear had, so I turned my attention elsewhere. -- Sarah Zettel
Mr. Speaker, I am sure the picture of the hon. member of the NDP [Svend Robinson] is posted in much more wonderful places than just police stations. -- Stephen Harper
Bury the dead. Say Robinson Crusoe was true to life. Well then Friday buried him. Every Friday buries a Thursday if you come to look at it. -- James Joyce
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 that matters. -- Daryl Hall
A manager should stay as far away as possible from his players. I don't know if I said ten words to Frank Robinson while he played for me. -- Earl Weaver
I don't worry about playing basketball; that comes natural. I just want to have fun. David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordanthis is like spring break in the ghetto. -- Charles Barkley
Somebody said I sound like an old lady, and I was really insulted by that. I'm trying to sound like Skip James and Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye. -- Tom Waits
I'm beginning to see Brooks [Robinson] in my sleep. If I dropped a paper plate, he'd pick it up on one hop and throw me out at first. -- Sparky Anderson
He struck a mighty blow for equality, freedom and the American way of life. Jackie Robinson was a good citizen, a great man, and a true American champion. -- Ronald Reagan
I have the background singers of Ray Charles, the background singers of Smokey Robinson, and the background singers of Barry White and I built a choir around that. -- Della Reese
I began reading everyhing in the family library. Kidnapped, Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe. And of course, if you're running out of books to read you can always read Shakespeare. -- Robin Hobb
The three toughest fighters I ever fought were Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Robinson. I fought Sugar so many times, I'm surprised I'm not diabetic. -- Jake LaMotta
I don't worry about playing basketball; that comes natural. I just want to have fun. David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordan: this is like spring break in the ghetto. -- Charles Barkley
I love Motown, that whole era. Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson. I just put on Pandora, and put it on Motown, and it makes me smile; makes me smile so much. -- Tika Sumpter
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 keep them out of it. -- Graham Parker
What I think is really great about this movie [42], that young people who weren't there will have a chance to have the visceral experience of what Jackie Robinson went through. -- Harrison Ford
I noticed when I was driving around that they changed the name of the Interborough Parkway to the Jackie Robinson Parkway. And the Interborough family is very upset about this... -- Andy Kindler
Yeah, we try to get the best musicians possible, and Justin [Robinson] is a great musician, man, a great player. You must have been surprised to see him out there, then. -- Common
Then Mr. Underwood's meaning became clear: Atticus had used every tool available to free men to save Tom Robinson, but in the secret courts of men's hearts Atticus had no case. -- Harper Lee
There is an incredible film, 42. It's the incredible story of Jackie Robinson. I have extolled the virtues of this movie to everyone I meet. I've given quotes to everyone I talk to. -- Larry King
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 championship about every three or four months. -- Dick Schaap
The guy who says, 'I love the challenge of managing,' is one step from being out of a job. I don't welcome any challenge. I'd rather have nine guys named Robinson. -- Earl Weaver
One of my favorite books is 'The Swiss Family Robinson.' The reason is, I'm fascinated by the postapocalyptic recovery. What do we do in a disaster? How do we make do? -- Vint Cerf
Electing Barack Obama president was a glorious Jackie Robinson moment for the United States of America. Obama didn't just win; he became the first Democrat since Jimmy Carter to win a popular-vote majority. -- Timothy Noah
I used to tell Jackie (Robinson) sometimes when they were throwing at him, 'Jackie, they aren't throwing at you because you are black. They are throwing at you because they don't like you. -- Pee Wee Reese
The appeal of travel books is also the sense that you are different, an outsider, almost like the Robinson Crusoe or Christopher Columbus notion of being the first person in a new place. -- Paul Theroux
There were many stars in Motown's firmament - among them, Stevie, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves and Diana Ross - but I happen to have loved the Four Tops most of all. -- Jon Landau
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, I would get mad and hit the empire. -- 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 best actor I've ever seen on the movies. -- Patrick Macnee
Almost everything in 'A Day With Wilbur Robinson' has some basis in truth. And yes, my sister did pay me to feed her grapes while she talked to her boyfriend on the phone. -- William Joyce
The Reverend Jeremiah Wright would baptize Obama, perform his marriage to Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, baptize their daughters, and draw him into the raucous, restless family of faith that Obama had never known before. -- Nancy Gibbs
There exists one book, which, to my taste, furnishes the happiest treatise of natural education. What then is this marvelous book? Is it Aristotle? Is it Pliny, is it Buffon? No-it is Robinson Crusoe. -- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
As much as I loved Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Junior Gilliam, and Don Newcombe, I loved watching Willie Mays play more than all of them combined, even if he played for the 'bad guys!' -- Cheech Marin
I remember traveling around in Arkansas with Senator Robinson, and I told him what this little trick was. He felt very much part of it and had me take pictures of people unbeknownst to them. -- Ben Shahn
[Robinson Crusoe] is the true prototype of the British colonist. The whole Anglo-Saxon spirit is in Crusoe: the manly independence, the unconscious cruelty, the persistence, the slow yet efficient intelligence, the sexual apathy, the calculating taciturnity. -- James Joyce
Robinson Crusoe, the first capitalist hero, is a self-made man who accepts objective reality and then fashions it to his needs through the work ethic, common sense, resilience, technology, and, if need be, racism and imperialism. -- Carlos Fuentes
I let my game do the talking. I've had incidents like that but when I compare my own story to the stories that have happened forty or fifty years ago particularly to Jackie Robinson for example. -- Maurice Ashley
He (Jackie Robinson) was the greatest competitor I've ever seen. I've seen him beat a team with his bat, his ball, his glove, his feet and, in a game in Chicago one time, with his mouth. -- Duke Snider
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 is one of those athletes; they just don't make them any nicer. -- Josh Charles
Basketball's eras are defined by teams - Celtics, Lakers, Bulls - and baseball's epochs are defined by players - Ruth, Robinson, Mantle - but with football, it's the sideline strategists, the nutty professors and top coated Lears. -- J. R. Moehringer
I watched Ali, studied Ali, and I studied Sugar Ray Robinson. I watched them display showmanship. I watched them use pizzazz, personality, and charisma. I took things from them and borrowed things from them because boxing is entertainment. -- Sugar Ray Leonard
Here's a near-future space adventure that's as frightening as it is smart. Jeremy Robinson's BENEATH is packed with believable tech, a page-turning story and an alien intelligence so creepy, you'll pray NASA never makes it past the moon. -- J. C. Hutchins
All though I didn't meet him. His legend and his saga and his story is just that. Jackie Robinson, we all have to tip our hat to him. Because he made the game available to guys like me. -- Dave Winfield
In terms of fiction, there are a number of writers who are thinking about the future of the environment whose work complements mine. Kim Stanley Robinson's novel 2312 is a great example, as is Tobias Buckell's novel Arctic Rising. -- Annalee Newitz
I fight myself. I don't fight to break Ali's record or Sugar Ray Robinson's record. I fight to please myself. I know in my heart where I'm rated. I didn't fight in Ali's era. This is my era. -- Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
I liked Jackie Robinson because he was cool to watch, not because he was black. Every time you turned around, he was hitting a triple or making a great play in the field or, best of all, stealing home. -- Cheech Marin
If somebody had told me in the 1980s that Gerry Adams would shake hands with Ian Paisley or Peter Robinson I would have said put that man in a white suit and lock him up in a padded cell. -- Barry McGuigan
I can't think of any poet-recluses outside of one dead Jeffers. [Robinson Jeffers] The rest of them want to slobber over each other and hug each other. It appears to me that I am the last of the poet-recluses. -- Charles Bukowski
I don't know where my romanticism comes from. My mom and dad would read to me a lot. 'Treasure Island,' 'Robinson Crusoe,' tales of chivalry and knights, things like that. Those are the stories I loved growing up. -- Daniel Radcliffe
We met in an airport in Las Vegas, Harrison Ford and I, and he said, "I just finished a movie called 42. I play Branch Rickey. There's this kid in it playing Jackie Robinson. I think it's a pretty good movie." -- Larry King
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, pinpointing players such as Jermain Defoe, Paul Robinson and Robbie Keane with real sell-on value. -- David Pleat
All the courage and competitiveness of Jackie Robinson affects me to this day. If I patterned my life after anyone it was him, not because he was the first black baseball player in the majors but because he was a hero. -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The worst thing in the world was the way I felt when I wanted us to be like the families in the books in the library, when I just wanted Daddy Glen to love me like the father in Robinson Crusoe. (209) -- Dorothy Allison
Some day I'm going to have to stand before God, and if He asks me why I didn't let that [Jackie] Robinson fellow play ball, I don't think saying 'because of the color of his skin' would be a good enough answer. -- Branch Rickey
Mr. Robinson was a polished sort of person. He was so clean and healthy and pleased about everything that he positively shone - which is only to be expected in a fairy or an angel, but is somewhat disconcerting in an attorney. -- Susanna Clarke
Robinson was important to all blacks. To make it into the majors and to take all the name calling, he had to be something special. He had to take all this for years, not just for Jackie Robinson, but for the nation. -- Willie Mays
Most of my favorite writers are over forty, and so I suppose I'll only name a few of the writers whose work I find myself constantly returning to: Edward P. Jones, Marilynne Robinson, Kazuo Ishiguro, V. S. Naipaul, Toni Morrison, and Philip Roth. -- Dinaw Mengestu

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