Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.
FRANK ROBINSON Listen, I was the first black manager in baseball and there was incredible pressure. I don't blame a...
FRANK ROBINSON There is nobody as enslaved as the fanatic, the person in whom one impulse, one value, has assumed a...
FRANK ROBINSON Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.
FRANK ROBINSON The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season then watches that player sign with ...
FRANK ROBINSON I don't see why you reporters keep confusing Brooks and me. Can't you see that we wear different num...
FRANK ROBINSON No. 1, these guys out here on this field. They keep my energy level up. They try hard, they don'...
FRANK ROBINSON I guess they decided to give me a birthday present.
FRANK ROBINSON If he can hit, he can hit. I don't care if he came from Class Z league,
FRANK ROBINSON I'll walk him if I think it's the right thing to do, ... But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like...
FRANK ROBINSON But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first inning with nobody on.
FRANK ROBINSON Christian Guzman is the shortstop here. The way he plays here in spring training determines whether ...
FRANK ROBINSON We are the only team to start the season with 21 losses, so we are not going to be off the hook,
FRANK ROBINSON I had no trouble communicating, the player's just didn't like what I had to say.
FRANK ROBINSON Having them tell you [writers] that is one thing, ... but it's not the same as having them tell me.
FRANK ROBINSON You are going to make a bad play,
FRANK ROBINSON It was nervous time. Two errors in the ninth, I know we're all right because Cordero is on the mound...
FRANK ROBINSON If Ryan Church feels like he can't play because of an injury and we feel like he should be playing, ...
FRANK ROBINSON I'm very proud of Brian the way he has progressed over the years, especially since he's been the eve...
FRANK ROBINSON If he wins the job, we will be better off in that respect, because he can create a little havoc at t...
FRANK ROBINSON I just don't know why we can't throw and catch the ball. Am I embarrassed by it? Not really. I'd lik...
FRANK ROBINSON We'll see where he fits and how he performs. If you don't start him, it would be very difficult to g...
FRANK ROBINSON Nobody is going to win a job today, tomorrow or the first week of Spring Training. So everybody sett...
FRANK ROBINSON I know time is running out as far as I'm concerned.
FRANK ROBINSON I'm disappointed that he will not be able to compete for a job on the starting staff. The main thing...
FRANK ROBINSON The way we're going, ... if I called up another pitcher, he'd just hang up the phone on me.
FRANK ROBINSON He could go out and pitch the same way this year and have a tremendous year because things go his wa...
FRANK ROBINSON Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Is he going to play left field? Who knows? Those decisions will be...
FRANK ROBINSON Coming to spring training and filling three spots in your starting rotation is not good. I don't car...
FRANK ROBINSON We still have a chance, and we'll keep battling until someone tells us, 'You're out of it,'
FRANK ROBINSON He has that mentality, ... You have to have a short memory as a closer.
FRANK ROBINSON I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be.
FRANK ROBINSON It kind of sets the tone. ... Take nothing for granted — run hard, play hard.
FRANK ROBINSON He had brain cramps. He was a spectator. It didn't hurt us tonight, but it will hurt you another tim...
FRANK ROBINSON You don't want it to continue the way it is, to become unbearable to the point where it affects him,...
FRANK ROBINSON Let's see what has kept this guy where he's been, ... Is he a usable part for next year?
FRANK ROBINSON You got that feeling when we came into the clubhouse,
FRANK ROBINSON It had the atmosphere of a regular season game.
FRANK ROBINSON It seems like every team has a guy that is fortunate that the team scores for (him), and there's tha...
FRANK ROBINSON This is another step, and a very important step, in ownership being named. It was just a matter of w...
FRANK ROBINSON People come out to see the players. When do you see a manager anyway? When he's out on the field...
FRANK ROBINSON You let that go by, all you're doing is creating more animosity on the other side. Hey, the guy gets...
FRANK ROBINSON Schneider has been a pleasant surprise because he is starting to put the together the year that he w...
FRANK ROBINSON Yeah, I can appreciate it. You just make a slight mistake with him and don't get the ball exactly wh...
FRANK ROBINSON Brooks never impressed me because you were accustomed to him making the plays. This kid reminds me a...
FRANK ROBINSON He is a warrior, and I am not going to take him out there and interrupt things out there on that fie...
FRANK ROBINSON He threw the ball well and freely, but he was up with his pitches. He hung a slider. That's going to...
FRANK ROBINSON He may have one more of these backup-type things of coming into a game after a starter. Then he shou...
FRANK ROBINSON Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.
FRANK ROBINSON It's not a task beyond his reach. He is capable of doing that.
FRANK ROBINSON If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out there, they'd be out there in first p...
FRANK ROBINSON If you hit a ball well in this ballpark you can be rewarded. If you don't hit a dynamite ball in thi...
FRANK ROBINSON We started making subtle changes during the course of that (1988) season and got prepared for '89,
FRANK ROBINSON I don't need an explanation. I don't want to hear it, as a matter of fact. There's no excuse for tha...
FRANK ROBINSON It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of ...
FRANK ROBINSON All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing.
FRANK ROBINSON [In this park], you got to hit it sharply, you got to hit line drives and stay away from the big par...
FRANK ROBINSON I'm not going to jump on the wagon now and say, yes indeed, here we are. Certainly, it has been a ni...
FRANK ROBINSON I haven't seen a player in this game, as long as I've been in it, that can't be pitched to, ... Barr...
FRANK ROBINSON Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined. I wouldn't let that p...
FRANK ROBINSON Usually in a game like this you're hopeful for one good shot at a pitcher like Pedro. And we got tha...
FRANK ROBINSON I am perplexed about how we're not producing on offense. But I can't start panicking now. You have t...
FRANK ROBINSON I'd certainly prefer to finish fourth than finish fifth. There's a stigma to that: last. 'You finish...
FRANK ROBINSON He feels better about it. He's healthier and feeling good and playing well and coming along real goo...
FRANK ROBINSON There's a lot of camaraderie on this ball club already. In spring training it's been a good clubhous...
FRANK ROBINSON Sooner or later, Zimmerman's going to start three or four ballgames in a row, and Short may start tw...
FRANK ROBINSON This is kind of what I would say is an amazing streak, but the club doesn't amaze me because they sh...
FRANK ROBINSON To me, anybody who plays this game who's not injured can give you 100 percent. Now, maybe your 100 p...
FRANK ROBINSON He'll listen to anything I tell him, but I don't know how he'll react. I can't guarantee he won't re...
FRANK ROBINSON He has been our offensive weapon the last month. Another big game from him. At least he is a threat ...
FRANK ROBINSON I just felt like it's better for him to stay in his regular turn, and that way everybody else stays ...
FRANK ROBINSON They see the finish line and they don't want the season to slip away. They want to finish above .500...
FRANK ROBINSON He does not carry himself as a prima donna-type superstar. But to me he is one of the top players in...
FRANK ROBINSON All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing.
FRANK ROBINSON He looked fine. When I look at him, the question is, is the knee holding up? So far, so good. He get...
FRANK ROBINSON A lot of guys said he was off the wall, he's crazy. I found him to be a guy with a lot of energy. He...
FRANK ROBINSON Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined. I wouldn't let th...
FRANK ROBINSON Catching the ball? That's not a fundamental. It's what you do when you wake up and put a glove on yo...
FRANK ROBINSON Mechanically, he looked OK out there on the mound. All in all it was a good outing.
FRANK ROBINSON You have to have a short memory as a closer.
FRANK ROBINSON We took a huge step backward when it looked like we would gain ground.
FRANK ROBINSON It would have been really fairy tale if we could have pulled this thing off. They wouldn't have even...
FRANK ROBINSON Not really. It wasn't that easy. I went about 0-for-23 sometime after that.
FRANK ROBINSON If he can hit, he can hit. I don't care if he came from Class Z league.
FRANK ROBINSON boys, girls and music . . why do they need gin?
FRANK I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a huma...
JACKIE ROBINSON It would make everything I worked for meaningless if baseball is integrated but political parties we...
JACKIE ROBINSON When I got the role in 'Homeland,' it really opened something up. Other people respected me ...
ZULEIKHA ROBINSON I do like to play the darker characters; I don't really know why.
ZULEIKHA ROBINSON I'm mostly vegetarian.
ZULEIKHA ROBINSON I like to frequent antiques shops and flea markets like the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
ZULEIKHA ROBINSON Only twice have I really had a hard time leaving a character. The first was my character in 'Rom...
ZULEIKHA ROBINSON It took a lot of time to find my stride, and it was really humbling.
ZULEIKHA ROBINSON 'Lone Gunmen' was my first job, and I got a little cocky, thinking I'm brilliant and don...
ZULEIKHA ROBINSON I did go through a phase where I played videogames quite often, but I haven't in a few years.
ZULEIKHA ROBINSON I definitely like to play characters that don't fit any kind of mold; that are slightly offbeat,...
ZULEIKHA ROBINSON I honestly never really watch the Emmys.
ZULEIKHA ROBINSON The only time a friend has ever helped me in the industry was how I got my first job - that was thro...
ZULEIKHA ROBINSON The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.
JACKIE ROBINSON The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The game had done much for me, ...
JACKIE ROBINSON Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit w...
JACKIE ROBINSON Many people resented my impatience and honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I care...
JACKIE ROBINSON Personally, I've learned about perseverance: when you hear the word 'No,' and when you h...
ANGELA ROBINSON There are enormously gifted Episcopal priests around this church who are gay and lesbian, some of wh...
GENE ROBINSON My mom is probably the only person shorter than me that I'm scared of. Still to this day. She...
NATE ROBINSON When I was younger, I was a bit of a feisty fighter type of guy. That's something my father told...
NATE ROBINSON We're a competitive family - we compete in everything we do: playing cards; if we're walking...
NATE ROBINSON I love basketball, but I miss football every time I watch it.
NATE ROBINSON I love for the crowd to feed off me, and I try to make my teammates feed off me.
NATE ROBINSON I am a diehard Seahawks fan because I'm born and raised in Seattle.
NATE ROBINSON Fans are awesome.
NATE ROBINSON The NBA is all politics. It's about who you know.
NATE ROBINSON I ran track for my school. I played football, but I didn't play for my high school; I played for...
NATE ROBINSON Nobody really doubted me playing football, making it to the NFL. I was like, 'I know I can do th...
NATE ROBINSON I've got the best shoe guy in the business.
NATE ROBINSON I've seen my mother struggling, everything that she did to raise me and my brothers and my siste...
NATE ROBINSON As a kid growing up, I wanted the Allen Iverson shoes that came out, the Questions. My dad got them ...
NATE ROBINSON Mike D'Antoni was a cool coach, but he was just a bad person. He can coach. He was just mean for...
NATE ROBINSON There's so many kids in the world who are told, 'You can't do this, you can't do tha...
NATE ROBINSON Actually, I'm 5-8 and change without shoes. With shoes, 5-9.
NATE ROBINSON I don't like one-foot jumpers like LeBron James. It looks better jumping off two feet. Every tim...
NATE ROBINSON My least favorite subject? Uh... I didn't have a least favorite subject because, I mean, high sc...
NATE ROBINSON Guys back in the day, we didn't have wallets. I never kept my money in my pocket; my money alway...
NATE ROBINSON I'm going to be me, regardless of anything.
NATE ROBINSON I always wanted to play with Kobe Bryant. I used to tease him all the time. Every time I was a free ...
NATE ROBINSON You don't have to be the biggest, tallest, strongest guy to do whatever you want to do. You can ...
NATE ROBINSON That's because we did not set out to make black music. We set out to make quality music that eve...
SMOKEY ROBINSON I felt unhappy and trapped. If I left baseball, where could I go, what could I do to earn enough mon...
JACKIE ROBINSON My brother told me I was going to be a poet. I had a good brother. He did a lot of good brotherly wo...
MARILYNNE ROBINSON A new breed of Republicans has taken over the GOP. It is a new breed which is seeking to sell to Ame...
JACKIE ROBINSON The Committee supports the idea that there should be, within the University of California, a campus ...
ABRAHAM ROBINSON On June 22, 1793, Vancouver's Discovery and Chatham anchored in Klekane Inlet. Archibald Menzies...
EDEN ROBINSON The main reserve of the Haisla Nation hugs the northwest coast of British Columbia, about 500 miles ...
EDEN ROBINSON The First Nations Financial Transparency Act insulted the integrity of the very people in our commun...
EDEN ROBINSON I'm a novelist from the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations of British Columbia, both small coasta...
EDEN ROBINSON The Haisla named this point Obela. Not so long ago, the bay was lined with longhouses and canoes, to...
EDEN ROBINSON Where I come from, people will spit at you if they think you support Enbridge.
EDEN ROBINSON The land and the ocean are living, breathing entities that supported us, clothed us, fed us, and nur...
EDEN ROBINSON A potlatch is similar to a court case in that both are prohibitively expensive; both involve lengthy...
EDEN ROBINSON I guess you'd call me an independent, since I've never identified myself with one party or a...
JACKIE ROBINSON Co-ops are one of the few affordable housing options for students that want life close to campus.
ALAN ROBINSON Blood is not all that important. It's what you have in your heart and how you carry it.
ALAN ROBINSON I didn't know much about my Native American ancestry, but as I got older I became more interested in...
ALAN ROBINSON We had about 20 people and cooked two turkeys.
ALAN ROBINSON One of my teenage daughters has set a goal to read the great classics. I wish I'd done that at her a...
ALAN ROBINSON I usually get down with a little Violent Femmes in the summer. You know, 'Blister In The Sun....
NICK ROBINSON I was first influenced by a friend in fifth grade when he brought a Walkman to school and was listen...
DARREN ROBINSON A good hitting instructor is able to mold his teaching to the individual. If a guy stands on his hea...
BILL ROBINSON No. We were huntin',
AARON ROBINSON We'll find 'em, ... They're in this drainage somewhere. We might have to hike our a's off, but we'll...
AARON ROBINSON We had very effective meetings. They were long, but we got a lot done. Each group got a fair chance.
AARON ROBINSON Overall, I think treasury is on the right track. Every group coming into treasury has a fair chance ...
AARON ROBINSON We just came here for fun, and it's been great. I wasn't expecting this many fans.
AARON ROBINSON This is usually a slow time, the lull after Christmas.
AARON ROBINSON A little excitement will be added, we hope.
AARON ROBINSON It will be similar this year.
AARON ROBINSON It was really cool. ... I wasn't expecting it. But I worked hard for it. I think I deserved it.
AARON ROBINSON We liked the architecture of our old neighborhood, and we didn't want to sacrifice that charm for su...
AARON ROBINSON It was difficult to step away. I've always been an athlete. And to give that up was extremely da...
DAVID ROBINSON The plan last year didn't reflect the priorities of today's students. We started from scratch early ...
ADAM ROBINSON We have a once-in-a- generation opportunity to do this. We're calling on today's students to make th...
ADAM ROBINSON We're going to defend our position. We deliver what our members want.
ADAM ROBINSON I wear blazers several times a week. I like them because they have a good cut, but they're a bit mor...
ADAM ROBINSON Our commitment to caring for our wounded service members returning from Iraq, as well as our other b...
ADAM ROBINSON A number of elements make up this process, and I know that the authorities are now working on their ...
ADAM ROBINSON We always thought this was going to be slow to build. It's going to take time and we didn't expect t...
ADAM ROBINSON We never comment on market rumor and speculation. We monitor all our markets constantly and talk to ...
ADAM ROBINSON This is part of what we do as a part of military medicine, ... You have given much of yourself and t...
ADAM ROBINSON It's something we are trying to carry on to the younger generation to keep the hobby alive.
ADAM ROBINSON The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys ...
EDDIE ROBINSON Blacks have had to learn to protect themselves by being cynical but not cynical enough to slam the d...
JACKIE ROBINSON Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already d...
JAMES ROBINSON To crave and to have are as like as a thing and its shadow. For when does a berry break upon the ton...
MARILYNNE ROBINSON I never criticize a player until they are first convinced of my unconditional confidence in their ab...
JOHN ROBINSON I think any player will tell you that individual accomplishments help your ego, but if you don't win...
DAVID ROBINSON The many of us who attain what we may and forget those who help us along the line we've got to remem...
JACKIE ROBINSON Widows are divided into two classes -- the bereaved and relieved.
VICTOR ROBINSON Cruelty is a part of nature, at least of human nature, but it is the one thing that seems unnatural ...
ROBINSON JEFFERS Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
MARIA ROBINSON Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.
MARIA ROBINSON I am opposed to censorship. Censors are pretty sure fools. I have no confidence in the suppression o...
JAMES ROBINSON It's not a man's working hours that is important, it is how he spends his leisure time.
MARILYNNE ROBINSON We were in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. It's a nice town, but it's aggressively quaint. They've ...
NICK ROBINSON I'm a great admirer of secularism. At its best, I think it's one of the best things that we ...
MARILYNNE ROBINSON When I went to college, I majored in American literature, which was unusual then. But it meant that ...
MARILYNNE ROBINSON My protest about the post exchange seating bore some results. More seats were allocated for blacks, ...
JACKIE ROBINSON I doubt that I could create a character I loathed simply because when a character takes life, it is ...
MARILYNNE ROBINSON Jason Behr and Amanda Brooks were cool to work with. Jason and I are fast friends to this day.
CRAIG ROBINSON Initial excitement over the announcement that Enbridge was building a pipeline to Kitimat dampened c...
EDEN ROBINSON I think if we go back and check our record, the Negro has proven beyond a doubt that we have been mo...
JACKIE ROBINSON Creativity is putting your imagination to work, and it's produced the most extraordinary results...
KEN ROBINSON My dad said, 'Stay humble, and you gotta work harder than everybody else.' My mom said, '...
NATE ROBINSON I don't mind being a tourist at all, and a gawker. I just walk around.
ANN ROBINSON The answer is not to standardize education, but to personalize and customize it to the needs of each...
KEN ROBINSON You can be creative in anything - in math, science, engineering, philosophy - as much as you can in ...
KEN ROBINSON When comics came along in the 1930s there was a talent pool waiting. And one reason is so many areas...
JERRY ROBINSON There is a close analogy between organic chemistry in its relation to biochemistry and pure mathemat...
ROBERT ROBINSON My dad was in the Navy, and I was raised with a strong commitment to service.
DAVID ROBINSON A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.
JACKIE ROBINSON As far as I know, only a small minority of mathematicians, even of those with Platonist views, accep...
ABRAHAM ROBINSON