Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
JOHN LEWISFreedom is not a state; it is an act.
More John Lewis Quotes
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I say to people today, ‘You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.
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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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Hate is too big a burden to bear.
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
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Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
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We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
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Every single vote is precious.
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Sensible people have got to work together.
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We need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against.
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I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
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I don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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We built a coalition of conscience, and that we can do it again, and we can go forward, and help redeem the soul of America.
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