“If you outlaw half a million people you make martyrs of them. For example, if you outlaw Robin Hood, it is all very well, but if you outlaw a whole group of people around Robin Hood, then Robin Hood and his merry men become legends.”

“Like Robin Hood…. Not real, but true.”

Janette Rallison (1966) American writer

“A famous man is Robin Hood,
The English ballad-singer's joy.”

William Wordsworth (1770–1850) English Romantic poet

“King Louis XVI [prior to his arrest]: It's good to be the king. (Also used in Robin Hood- Men In Tights and The Producers [Musical])”

Mel Brooks (1926) American director, writer, actor, and producer

“A few things have been eating at me. Was Robin Hood's mother known as Mother Hood? How do you know when you run out of invisible ink? Why does sour cream have an expiration date?”

Larry Andersen (1953) American baseball player

“Robin Hood: Watch my back!
Achoo: Yo' back just got punched twice.”

Mel Brooks (1926) American director, writer, actor, and producer

“I'm like Robin Hood. I rob the rich to make these projects come alive… not really rob. It's done with a smile.”

Imelda Marcos (1929) Former First Lady of the Philippines

“Robin, and Red Riding Hood
Take together to the wood,
And Sir Galahad lies hid
In a cave with Captain Kidd.
None of all the magic hosts,
None remain but a few ghosts
Of timorous heart, to linger on
Weeping for lost Babylon.”

Robert Graves (1895–1985) English poet and novelist

“Marching into the woods in the darkness
I'm Robin Hood breaking your fortress
Light it up start the fire, gonna strike you
Step aside cause I’m on my way to
Rome, yeah I'm made of stone
I walk the road alone
Fighting for my throne Woah oh”

Michelle Lambert (1985) American singer-songwriter and violinist

“When guns are outlawed, only the Government will have guns. The Government - and a few outlaws. If that happens, you can count me among the outlaws.”

Edward Abbey (1927–1989) American author and essayist