People like to say don’t abort, adopt. But I’m saying don’t strip, scholarship.
JESSE JACKSONWhen the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through.
More Jesse Jackson Quotes
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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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It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.
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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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You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up.
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Your children need your presence more than your presents.
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Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.
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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 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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George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial number of them were dead.
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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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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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Some people’s lives are worthy of taking the time to say goodbye to.
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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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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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We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.
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