George Jackson Quotes (28 Quotes)


    (Salary) certainly is one point of dissatisfaction with teachers and although money is not why someone enters the profession, it is an issue. Teachers need to be able to pay their bills and support their families.

    They have learned that resistance is actually possible. The holds are beginning to slip away.


    The savage repression of blacks, which can be estimated by reading the obituary columns of the nation's dailies, Fred Hampton, etc., has not failed to register on the black inmates.

    We both were in a drug habit and when I walked away from it, he kept on using.


    I spent my last money trying to come here, and I was really upset that I had to turn around and go back.

    It's the realization of a dream that a lot of us who have been here over the years have wanted, which is more public access to the river.

    This is going into selected neighborhoods to give them some NEZ-type relief. This is for folks who bought their homes before 1997.

    But now with the living conditions deteriorating, and with the sure knowledge that we are slated for destruction, we have been transformed into an implacable army of liberation.

    No guidance. Not enough mentors to teach younger people what's right and what's wrong.

    Nothing is going to just stop ... The Lower Woodward Program was really about more than the Super Bowl. It was about the transition of the city of Detroit into something we can all be proud of, to make it more livable and enjoyable and an exciting place to be.

    These (loans) are integral parts to make these projects come to fruition. This is a major step forward, and both projects wouldn't happen without them.


    My mother and father say it's a blessing to see me now.

    Most of today's black convicts have come to understand that they are the most abused victims of an unrighteous order.

    I think it sets a good role model of what you can do. It's becoming a permanent fixture in the state of Iowa and creates a legacy for those people who have helped improve the quality of life in the state of Iowa.

    I appreciate the fact it pulls all of us together. We've been out here for 20, 30 years working with the youth. This gets all of us on the same page working toward the same goals.

    It's taken a lot of effort to unlock the heat. He had to drag most of us with our heels fixed to the dirt, but he understood what its value was and that it would work.

    What the Super Bowl did for us was give us a sense of urgency.

    Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it's cowardice.

    I think for the state of Iowa, it says Iowa continues to be a place where people are recognized for dedication, hard work and the pursuit of excellence. It's something we're placing in high esteem.

    The story line, the comparisons to this show and the Bible Ends after the names of the characters.

    Five years ago my best friend died with AIDS...so that right there woke me up to a lot.

    I can't stop you from going to South Street or North Broad Street. We can discourage it, but we can't stop it.

    Growing numbers of blacks are openly passed over when paroles are considered. They have become aware that their only hope lies in resistance.

    Very few men imprisoned for economic crimes or even crimes of passion against the oppressor feel that they are really guilty.

    If this deal doesn't work, we have to consider demolition. That's not something we want, but keeping it may be totally unrealistic.

    Up until now, the prospect of parole has kept us from confronting our captors with any real determination.


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