Following the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back.
JOHN LEWISWe cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
More John Lewis Quotes
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It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.
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You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
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Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime.
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Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It’s not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is the struggle of a lifetime, more than one lifetime.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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Hate is too big a burden to bear.
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You have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did, and how they did it, and forgive them and move on.
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Music is a universal language.
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If you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.
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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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I believe that teachers – whether in elementary schools, at the secondary level, or at colleges and universities – every teacher deserves the Nobel Peace Prize just for maintaining order in our schools!
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Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
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