Special Quote of the Week- Jackie Robinson

Since this is Black History Month, and we are tied up on other blog "The Daily Vampire" with Winter Olympic coverage, we thought we post an additional Quote of the Week here. We normally post these quotes on Mondays.

Our subject today is the great baseball player Jackie Robinson (1919-1972) who broke a color barrier when he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Robinson was a member of six Dodgers' teams that went to the World Series, including the 1955 World Champion team.

Robinson is also the subject of an excellent theatrical play "Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting," which is in the L.A. Theatre Works' audio collection. The production features Ed Asner and David Dawning.

The L.A. Dodgers begin spring training in Glendale, Ariz., soon. Their first home game in spring training is against the Chicago White Sox on March 6.

Here is the quote from Robinson:

"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."

Quote of the Week_ George F. Will

Since we quoted Michael Moore on our other blog, we are moving to the otherside of the political spectrum (no, not me personally!......not that I'm quite as liberal as Mr. Moore) with a quip from conservative commentator and baseball fan George F. Will, who is a Chicago Cubs fan (as am I) who goes to Washington Nationals game but here he is wearing a L.A. Dodgers cap? Well, he doesn't believe in global warming either........?!

"The nicest part about being a pessimist is that you are cnstantly being proven right or pleasantly surprised."