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 JACKSONI know they are all environmentalists. I heard a lot of my speeches recycled.
More Jesse Jackson Quotes
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I’m too mature to be angry.
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Luck is a crossroad where preparation and opportunity meet
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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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The invasion only made matters worse. The occupation will not work, Iraq is unoccupiable, that will not work.
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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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George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial number of them were dead.
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If my mind can conceive it, My heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it!
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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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I say America: Stay out of the Bushes.
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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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A new leadership. A choice. A chance. Don’t cry about what you don’t have. Use what you got.
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There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps… then turn around and see somebody white and feel relieved.
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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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A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.
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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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