Quotes about robinsons (11 Quotes)



    This is not a power play, ... except in the sense that Bishop Robinson's position in the church is a total innovation in the life of the church, and what we face are two positions that can't be put together.


    Professor Robinson's passionate commitment to socially conscious theater has inspired thousands of UCLA students. She was a great teacher, a significant scholar and a life force for her colleagues.



    I see some of you grinning. It's kind of hard to talk about. But these are practices that happen between consenting adults. And that will be Mr. Robinson's response to the charges brought by Ms. Neufeld. What I want to know is if there's anyone here who would have a hard time listening to that evidence and rendering a fair and impartial verdict

    Whether we own shares for the short-term or long-term, it's a red-herring issue that incompetent management uses to distract people from the real issues, ... In this case, the issue is that Ligand is beset by Robinson's and Maier's incompetence and failure.



    When Pee Wee Reese threw his arm around Jackie Robinson's shoulder in this legendary gesture of support and friendship, they showed America and the world that racial discrimination is unacceptable and un-American.

    To pretend that many of us in the media didn't want McNabb to be the best quarterback in the NFL because he's black is absurd. To say that we shouldn't root for a quarterback to win because he's black is every bit as nonsensical as to say that we shouldn't have rooted for Jackie Robinson to succeed because he was black. (Please, I don't need to be reminded that McNabb's situation is not so difficult or important as Robinson's -- I'm talking about a principle.) Consequently, it is equally absurd to say that the sports media haven't overrated Donovan McNabb because he's black ... But the truth is that I and a great many other sportswriters have chosen for the past few years to see McNabb as a better player than he has been because we want him to be.



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