The white, the Hispanic, the black, the Arab, the Jew, the woman, the Native American, the small farmer, the businessperson, the environmentalist, the peace activist, the young, the old, the lesbian, the gay and the disabled make up the American quilt.
JESSE JACKSONIf my mind can conceive it, My heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it!
More Jesse Jackson Quotes
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It’s not enough to be quiet. Quietness is the absence of noise. We need peace, the presence of justice and to be – and so people here can coexist and live together.
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A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.
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America is not a blanket woven from one thread, one color, one cloth.
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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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When we’re unemployed, we’re called lazy; when the whites are unemployed it’s called a depression.
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Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive.
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Hold your head high, stick your chest out. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive.
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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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He has stood for the inclusion of all segments of our society under the law; women, gender equality, workers’ rights to organize, and civil rights for the least able.
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Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams, rater than pushed by our memories.
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It is in struggle and service with our brothers and sisters, individually and collectively, that we find the meaning of life.
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No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams.
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No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams.
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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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Your children need your presence more than your presents.
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