In many ways, history is marked as ‘before’ and ‘after’ Rosa Parks. She sat down in order that we all might stand up, and the walls of segregation came down.
JESSE JACKSONFrom seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the soul of a nation.
More Jesse Jackson Quotes
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Hold your head high, stick your chest out. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive.
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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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I’m too mature to be angry.
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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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Your children need your presence more than your presents.
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If you run, you might lose. If you don’t run, you’re guaranteed to lose.
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We’ve removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.
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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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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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We were fundamentally the same. They expressed their anger more willingly. We developed the capacity to internalize our anger, using a nonviolent discipline.
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Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up.
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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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I hear that melting pot stuff a lot, and all I can say is that we haven’t melted.
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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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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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