A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives. —Jackie Robinson
“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.”

Jackie Robinson Major League Baseball player, civil rights activist

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Mariana Miller-D'Alessandro from Bronx, New York JANUARY 19, 2021
Yes! Jackie Robinson such a model of respect and strength for justice and equality! God bless! Mariana

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