Luck is a crossroad where preparation and opportunity meet
JESSE JACKSONIt is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.
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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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The only justification for ever looking down on somebody is to pick them up.
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We’ve removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.
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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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No one wants to see self-destructive riots because there’s no future in riots.
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When I came here, I put my hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. I didn’t put my hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible.
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Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day.
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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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Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.
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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.
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Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up.
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It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.
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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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A Call to Protect and Democratize U.S. Elections: A Panel Presentation on the challenges to American elections.
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