But even at the height of these scandals, even at the time when our finances were at their worst, the NAACP branches - the grassroots - kept plugging away. They kept doing what they do, and they do it well.
More Quotes from Julian Bond:
A lot of people are gone. You lose that witness, that personal testimony.Julian Bond
Ever since I've become chairman, there have been profiles of me in People, George, The Washington Post, The Detroit News, and all of them could have been written by the same person.
Julian Bond
She showed the world, not just me but everyone, what one person can do, ... She is one person who sparked a movement whose ripples are still being felt, not just all over the country, but all over the world.
Julian Bond
Black reporters are as capable of racism as anyone else.
Julian Bond
Violence is black children going to school for 12 years and receiving 6 years' worth of education.
Julian Bond
What is less well understood about her after her husband's death is the way she kept focused on the ideas of non-violence. She never abandoned that. She focused on the use of non-violence as a way to settle human conflicts.
Julian Bond
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Time QuotesBased on Keywords: finances, grassroots, naacp, plugging, scandals
Early One Morning takes time and, I mean, all things like that I felt were very important.
Anthony Caro
Most middle-class whites have no idea what it feels like to be subjected to police who are routinely suspicious, rude, belligerent, and brutal.
Benjamin Spock
At the same time, it makes me feel like I have to prove myself to the new guys coming in as well as prove myself to the coaching staff, which is a good bit of motivation for me.
Michael Strahan