You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up.
JESSE JACKSONOur 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.
More Jesse Jackson Quotes
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He should be removed from the airwaves as soon as possible. Bill Bennett owes America an apology. He certainly owes African-Americans an apology.
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Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive.
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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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A Call to Protect and Democratize U.S. Elections: A Panel Presentation on the challenges to American elections.
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I’m too mature to be angry.
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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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Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up.
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Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.
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People like to say don’t abort, adopt. But I’m saying don’t strip, scholarship.
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Tears will get you sympathy, sweat will get you change.
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Just because a chicken was born in the oven doesn’t make it a biscuit.
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If you wear a hoodie but aren’t registered to vote, you got the symbolism but missed the substance.
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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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If you run, you might lose. If you don’t run, you’re guaranteed to lose.
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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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