Quotes About Trailblazer

Jackie Robinson is a true legend.

I have nothing but all the respect in the world for Jackie Robinson.

I was LeBron James before LeBron James.

Joan Rivers was my hero.

Joan Rivers was a role model to comics everywhere, but especially to women. She got the first laugh and the last laugh.

I don't think anything Ronda Rousey does is going to be the norm. I think everything she does is going to set a new trend and blaze a new trail.

I've always felt that's something I'm capable of doing - setting up a trend.

Nobody can replace Dev sahab. He changed the trend of Indian cinema. He was an icon.

I'm blessed to be a trend setter.

Successful artists don't follow trends; they create them.

I love people who break boundaries and always create something new and fresh.

It is a great feeling that I am the first Indian to win a gold medal in track event in world juniors.

Kenya has been a trailblazer in mobile banking since launching its M-PESA mobile money service in 2007. Within six years, three quarters of all Kenyan adults had used the service, including 70 percent of those in rural areas, and—astonishingly—over 40 percent of Kenya's GDP was passing through M-PESA.

With her grace and grit, and the will to lead change, Misty Copeland is truly a ballerina for our time.

I have been a lot of 'firsts' on the national political stage, including the first African American congressman from the Bay Area and one of the first Democratic Socialists in Congress.

Someone like Billie Jean King is completely my idol.

You can really call Irene Dunne 'The First Lady of Hollywood', because she's the first real lady Hollywood has ever seen.

I am patient zero.

I'm glad I've established this as my zone: 'the taboo breaker.'

Ray Charles, in his own way, it's like at the beginning, Ray Charles changed American music, not once but twice.

Lonnie was ahead of his time, but at the same time he was right in there with Albert Collins's Cool Sounds.

Joan Rivers broke down barriers, advocated for free speech, and never apologized for who she was.

Yes, Einstein was a badass.

In short, I have been a trendsetter. I have then moved on and people have followed in my footsteps.