“For me, Barack Obama's election was a milestone of the most extraordinary kind. On the day he was elected I felt such hope in my heart. I thought we were seeing the beginning of a new era of equal opportunity across race and gender such as America had never known before.”
Hope
“Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy sweat will get you change.”
ChangeAll Quotes by Jesse Jackson
“It is a historical error for those who were not there to just refer to August 28th as 'I Have a Dream' speech day. That is a real disservice to those who were there. It was a sad day. It was not a celebration environment.”
Sad“A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever.”
Death“Those who write the editorials and those who write the columns, they simply are unaccountable. They're free to impose their cultural politics in the name of freedom of the press.”
Freedom“The relationship between the prophet and the President, the priest and the President, is a sacred one.”
Relationship“We have to judge politicians by their cumulative score. In one innings they make a great catch, in another they drop the ball. In one they score a home run, in another they strike out. But it is their cumulative batting average that we are interested in.”
Home“We've removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.”
Dreams“Many kids come out of college, they have a credit card and a diploma. They don't know how to buy a house or a car or health insurance or life insurance. They do not know basic microeconomics.”
Car“Your children need your presence more than your presents.”
Birthday“In many ways, history is marked as 'before' and 'after' Rosa Parks. She sat down in order that we all might stand up, and the walls of segregation came down.”
History“We must all learn a good lesson - how to live together. That is the new challenge of the new world... learning to co-exist and not co-annihilate.”
Learning“Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy sweat will get you change.”
Change“Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.”
Change“We've been so preoccupied with getting the government to behave in a fair and democratic way, we were not able to focus on the private sector where most of the jobs are, where most of the wealth and opportunities are.”
Government“In politics, an organized minority is a political majority.”
Politics“So here we are today with a new conversation. When University of Georgia plays Georgia Tech, it's uniform color versus skin color. We have - we've overcome that level of racial fear.”
Fear“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.”
Dreams“Success needs no explanation. Failure does not have one that matters.”
Failure“I was extended secret service protection during my presidential run in 1984, when I received the most death threats ever made toward a candidate.”
Death“Music of all arts should be expansive and inclusive.”
Music