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.
JESSE JACKSONIf you run, you might lose. If you don’t run, you’re guaranteed to lose.
More Jesse Jackson Quotes
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From seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the soul of a nation.
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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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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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If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.
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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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I say America: Stay out of the Bushes.
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Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.
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If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell lost its resonance, please forgive me. Charge it to my head and not to my heart.
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Our flag is red, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbow – red, yellow, brown, black and white -and we’re all precious in God’s sight.
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Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up.
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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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If my mind can conceive it, My heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it!
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I want the conflict to be resolved so Libya can continue on its path to world leadership.
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Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.
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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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