#jackie

I have two sons in America, and all they care about in Chinese culture is Jackie Chan and Jet Li. ↗

— Ang Lee

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Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson. ↗

— Willie Mays

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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

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I asked Frank what he remembered most about working with Jackie. He said, 'Apart from the fact that he always called me Francis, I always felt like I was going to a party, instead of work. It was such a blast.' ↗

— Audrey Meadows

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Jackie had a keen eye for talent, and like an elephant never forgot. And, he was always right on the mark. ↗

— Audrey Meadows

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The only stage direction Jackie ever gave him, George said was: 'If you want to stay in the picture, stay close to me.' The rest of the cast remembered a television director's adage. ↗

— Audrey Meadows

#cast #close #direction #director #ever

When Toots finally could breathe again and the blood returned to his brain, he recalled that he had not passed or been passed by Jackie at any time in the race. Toots never used foul language but he came close that night. Jackie paid. ↗

— Audrey Meadows

#any #been #blood #brain #breathe

Jackie considered his resurrection, the world's best return performance. ↗

— Audrey Meadows

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I was one of the first people to learn that Jackie was going to marry Aristotle Onassis. ↗

— Pierre Salinger

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Jackie Kennedy was magnificent in the days and weeks immediately following her husband's assassination. She was especially wonderful to me. ↗

— Pierre Salinger

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