It is in struggle and service with our brothers and sisters, individually and collectively, that we find the meaning of life.
JESSE JACKSONWhen the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through.
More Jesse Jackson Quotes
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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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Keep hope alive!
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The solution to a crisis pregnancy is not to kill the innocent baby but to deal with the mother’s values and her attitudes toward life.
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We were fundamentally the same. They expressed their anger more willingly. We developed the capacity to internalize our anger, using a nonviolent discipline.
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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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The invasion only made matters worse. The occupation will not work, Iraq is unoccupiable, that will not work.
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Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.
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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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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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In many ways, history is marked as ‘before’ and ‘after’ Rosa Parks. She sat down in order that we all might stand up, and the walls of segregation came down.
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A new leadership. A choice. A chance. Don’t cry about what you don’t have. Use what you got.
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No one wants to see self-destructive riots because there’s no future in riots.
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We’ve removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.
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Luck is a crossroad where preparation and opportunity meet
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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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