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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.

Jesse Jackson

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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Inspirational Opportunity Walk
George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial number of them were dead.
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Death Myself People
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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Change Different Inspirational Result Tears
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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Equality Himself Law Right Woman
Tears will get you sympathy, sweat will get you change.
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Change Tears Yourself
Some people’s lives are worthy of taking the time to say goodbye to.
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Leaving Live People Time Worth
I say America: Stay out of the Bushes.
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Hide Myself
You cannot teach what you don’t know. You cannot give energy if you’re not on fire on the inside.
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Teaching Yourself
Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day.
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Challenge Leadership Moral
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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Feeling Life Myself Pain See Walk
When we’re unemployed, we’re called lazy; when the whites are unemployed it’s called a depression.
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Black Depression Oppression
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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Development God Myself Patience Perfection
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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Dream Freedom Government Limitation Oneself
Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.
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Deep Job Leadership Togetherness
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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Courage Determination Experience Forget Hope Strength Student Survive
No one wants to see self-destructive riots because there’s no future in riots.
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Destructive Fight Future See

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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