Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
JOHN LEWISNever become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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Music is a universal language.
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It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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I believe in freedom of speech, but I also believe that we have an obligation to condemn speech that is racist, bigoted, anti-Semitic, or hateful.
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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.
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Non violence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic.
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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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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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I would say to a young person: continue to study. Study what is taking place in your community, in your neighborhood, maybe at your school.
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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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Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It’s not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is the struggle of a lifetime, more than one lifetime.
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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.
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