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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.

Jesse Jackson

If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.
JESSE JACKSON

Give Up Inspirational Rise Yourself
You cannot teach what you don’t know. You cannot give energy if you’re not on fire on the inside.
JESSE JACKSON

Teaching Yourself
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.
JESSE JACKSON

Dream Freedom Government Limitation Oneself
I know they are all environmentalists. I heard a lot of my speeches recycled.
JESSE JACKSON

Myself Nature Talk
When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through.
JESSE JACKSON

Inspirational Opportunity Walk
The invasion only made matters worse. The occupation will not work, Iraq is unoccupiable, that will not work.
JESSE JACKSON

Business War Worst
We’ve removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.
JESSE JACKSON

Dream Impossible Ourselves
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

Myself Time Yourself
We were fundamentally the same. They expressed their anger more willingly. We developed the capacity to internalize our anger, using a nonviolent discipline.
JESSE JACKSON

Anger Development Discipline Expression Fundamental Ourselves Willing
If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.
JESSE JACKSON

Achievement Believe Heart Mindset Myself
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.
JESSE JACKSON

God Nation Ourselves
I hear that melting pot stuff a lot, and all I can say is that we haven’t melted.
JESSE JACKSON

Myself Philosophy Talk
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.
JESSE JACKSON

Courage Determination Experience Forget Hope Strength Student Survive
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.
JESSE JACKSON

Growth Home Ourselves
I say America: Stay out of the Bushes.
JESSE JACKSON

Hide Myself
The burden of being black is that you have to be superior just to be equal. But the glory of it is that, once you achieve, you have achieved, indeed.
JESSE JACKSON

Achievement Black Equality

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