Keep hope alive!
JESSE JACKSONWe must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.
More Jesse Jackson Quotes
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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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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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If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.
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The poor and the working poor have been locked out of the nation’s consciousness, even by the media and by many ministers. Katrina washed away the debris that was covering the locked out and left behind.
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It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.
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We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.
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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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We’ve removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.
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America is not a blanket woven from one thread, one color, one cloth.
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I know they are all environmentalists. I heard a lot of my speeches recycled.
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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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A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.
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You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up.
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The only justification for ever looking down on somebody is to pick them up.
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We began to talk about one’s faith and the storm.
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