You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
JOHN LEWISComics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Every generation leaves behind a legacy. What that legacy will be is determined by the people of that generation. What legacy do you want to leave behind?
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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we’ve come and the progress we’ve made.
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Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
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You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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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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We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.
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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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To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.
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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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