You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
JOHN LEWISI think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
More John Lewis Quotes
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I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.
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We must be headlights and not taillights.
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I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.
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When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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Races don’t fall in love, genders don’t fall in love: Individuals fall in love. We all should be free to marry the person that we love.
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I believe that teachers – whether in elementary schools, at the secondary level, or at colleges and universities – every teacher deserves the Nobel Peace Prize just for maintaining order in our schools!
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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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You have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did, and how they did it, and forgive them and move on.
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You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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If you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.
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We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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