Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
JOHN LEWISNever become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
JOHN LEWISThe reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
JOHN LEWISHate is too big a burden to bear.
JOHN LEWISI say to people today, ‘You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.
JOHN LEWISPeople will never, ever forget what happened and how it happened, and it is my hope that we are on our way to greater change.
JOHN LEWISI believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
JOHN LEWISRioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
JOHN LEWISTo divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.
JOHN LEWISI believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.
JOHN LEWISVoting is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.
JOHN LEWISIn spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
JOHN LEWISWe must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
JOHN LEWISI don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
JOHN LEWISI met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. [Martin Luther] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble. So I got in good trouble, necessary trouble.
JOHN LEWISYou cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
JOHN LEWISIf you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.
JOHN LEWIS