We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.
JESSE JACKSONWe’ve removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.
More Jesse Jackson Quotes
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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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Keep hope alive!
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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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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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We began to talk about one’s faith and the storm.
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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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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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We must somehow bring our soldiers back home and not allow them to be trophies in a growing, deepening crisis between the U.S. and China.
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Your children need your presence more than your presents.
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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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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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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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If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.
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It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.
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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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