Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.
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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Some people’s lives are worthy of taking the time to say goodbye to.
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Iraq will drive American agenda for a long time because Iraq policy has so damaged America in the Middle East region, left us isolated. We are there now by brute strength, we are not there because we are desired.
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I think the pain is subsiding. The back is getting better.
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America is not a blanket woven from one thread, one color, one cloth.
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You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up.
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In tough economic times, desperate people do desperate things, and the abortion rate goes up.
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If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.
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I cast my bread on the waters long ago. Now it’s time for you to send it back to me – toasted and buttered on both sides.
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I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet.
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He should be removed from the airwaves as soon as possible. Bill Bennett owes America an apology. He certainly owes African-Americans an apology.
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No one wants to see self-destructive riots because there’s no future in riots.
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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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Our flag is red, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbow — red, yellow, brown, black and white — and we’re all precious in God’s sight.
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Your children need your presence more than your presents.
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It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.
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