Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
JOHN LEWISNot one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
More John Lewis Quotes
-
-
Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
JOHN LEWIS -
If 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 -
You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
JOHN LEWIS -
To divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.
JOHN LEWIS -
I don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
JOHN LEWIS -
Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
JOHN LEWIS -
You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
JOHN LEWIS -
Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
JOHN LEWIS -
If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.
JOHN LEWIS -
Sensible people have got to work together.
JOHN LEWIS -
We never gave up. We didn’t get lost in a sea of despair. We kept the faith. We kept pushing and pulling. We kept marching. And we made some progress.
JOHN LEWIS -
When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
JOHN LEWIS -
We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
JOHN LEWIS -
We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
JOHN LEWIS -
We must be headlights and not taillights.
JOHN LEWIS






