“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
“Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.”
LeadershipAll Quotes by Jesse Jackson
“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“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“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“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“Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.”
Change“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“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“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“A man who cannot be enticed by money or intimidated by the threat of jail or death has two of the strongest weapons that anyone has to offer.”
Death“On the political front, of course it's a zero-sum game. If it's all white males holding positions, you bring 10 women in, then it's, 'Women are coming!' Get 10 blacks and it's, 'Blacks are coming!' 'Hispanics are coming!' Zero-sum game. The seatmates might change but the chairs don't move. In the economy, the number of chairs can actually increase.”
Change“I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet.”
Best“I mean, the fight for a health care bill to cover all Americans and leave none behind is attacked as being a race appeal, which is not true, but then it's put out in the media as true.”
Health“Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams, rater than pushed by our memories.”
Dreams“At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.”
Fear“Your children need your presence more than your presents.”
Birthday“We've removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.”
Dreams“Music of all arts should be expansive and inclusive.”
Music