Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams, rater than pushed by our memories.
JESSE JACKSONIf there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell lost its resonance, please forgive me. Charge it to my head and not to my heart.
More Jesse Jackson Quotes
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The only justification for ever looking down on somebody is to pick them up.
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These students are courageous and this is an experience they will never forget, They held on to hope and had the strength and determination to survive.
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The poor and the working poor have been locked out of the nation’s consciousness, even by the media and by many ministers. Katrina washed away the debris that was covering the locked out and left behind.
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I hear that melting pot stuff a lot, and all I can say is that we haven’t melted.
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You cannot teach what you don’t know. You cannot give energy if you’re not on fire on the inside.
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At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.
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Keep hope alive!
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People like to say don’t abort, adopt. But I’m saying don’t strip, scholarship.
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Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.
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It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.
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When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through.
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We began to talk about one’s faith and the storm.
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Your children need your presence more than your presents.
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If you wear a hoodie but aren’t registered to vote, you got the symbolism but missed the substance.
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I’m too mature to be angry.
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