The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
JOHN LEWISYou have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did, and how they did it, and forgive them and move on.
More John Lewis Quotes
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You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
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You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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By the force of our demands, our determination, and our numbers, we shall splinter the segregated South into a thousand pieces and put them together in the image of God and democracy
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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
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You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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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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Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we’ve come and the progress we’ve made.
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It’s a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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