Jackie Robinson Color Barrier Quotes & Sayings

Sometimes it's boring because it takes time, but it's enjoyable. So beating up people for a living is really fun. — Wladimir Klitschko

The racehorses assemble at the starting barrier in all the finery of a mediaeval pageant, the jockeys in silks like figures from a Tarot pack, the bookies in leather and tweeds standing beside their boards each confident that the future has been controlled. — Kevin Hart

He thought of asking her, but for no reason he could name, the silence between them seemed too hard to break. — Leah Stewart

Being is born of not being. — Laozi

Beware of generalizations about any faith because they sometimes amount to the religious equivalent of racial profiling. Hinduism contained both Gandhi and the fanatic who assassinated him. — Nicholas Kristof

Do not use power to suppress opinions you think pernicious, for if you do the opinions will suppress you. — Bertrand Russell

Josh wanted to be the one to break the color barrier. When the Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson he knew it was over for him. He wasn't going to make the big leagues, and he also knew that because of his health and his bad knees his career with the Grays was about over. He didn't know what to do with himself. They say a man can't die of a broken heart, and I guess that's true. But I'll tell you this, all of this sure lessened Josh's will to keep going, to keep fighting to stay alive. — Ted Page

It is life that hurts you not death. — Martine Leavitt

Sometimes you will not be able to see where you are going; every step will seem uncertain. But know that as long as you follow your intuition and take baby steps, your soul's inner GPS will guide you home. You will find that you will be the right person, at the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing, exactly how it's meant to be. Trust your instincts. Living is about learning as you go. — Anonymous

Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I'd rather be out playing. — Paul McCartney

It's fun when the ball is going in the hole and things are going right, but it's a miserable game when things aren't going well. — Fuzzy Zoeller

We've got to keep an eye on the battle that we face - a war on workers. And you see it everywhere. It is the Tea Party. And there's only one way to beat and win that war - the one thing about working people is, we like a good fight. — James P. Hoffa

Telegraphs are machines for conveying information over extensive lines with great rapidity. — Charles Babbage

If the word 'No' was removed from the English language, Ian Paisley would be speechless. — John Hume

Hamilton had a complaint. "Why did you have to tell the cops I'm your boyfriend? That's gross, Amy. We're related!"
Amy was disgusted. "We had a common ancestor, like, five hundred years ago. Besides, if they think we're together, we only have to come up with one story, and I can do all the talking."
"Hey, I got an early acceptance to Notre Dame," Hamilton said defensively. "I can talk."
"Of course you can," Amy soothed. "It's what you say that might get us into trouble. — Gordon Korman