Jesse Jackson Quotes (116 Quotes)

In politics, an organized minority is a political majority.

I hope that he will, in time, that he will say more, ... Face the Nation.

We've removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.

We've cut too much sugar cane, we've picked too much cotton, we've died too young, ... Don't give up now. It's dark, I know. But morning is coming.

These students are courageous and this is an experience they will never forget, ... They held on to hope and had the strength and determination to survive.

Since 1963, much has changed in America and the world. And much remains the same. The struggle for fairness, equal protection, equal opportunity, self-determination, the struggle to defend the poor and the needy, a fairer distribution of wealth and resources, continues in the face of the hostility of the vested interests, power and domination of the few.

rhetoric, especially if taken to their conclusion, only undermines international diplomacy and dialogue, and has no place in today's world.

The good news is, she is a tough person and she is going to survive this.

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.

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.

I hope the FCC does not remain silent regarding what Robertson said,

In 1964, Jesse Jackson turned down a summer toll-collecting job offer from Mayor Richard J. Daley to work for John H. Johnson as a salesman. He said I was a communicator, and he gave me a car to travel around selling Jet magazine to stores, ... Where Mayor Daley saw a toll collector, Mr. Johnson saw a communicator.

At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.

We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.

He should be removed from the airwaves as soon as possible. Bill Bennett owes America an apology. He certainly owes African-Americans an apology.

We are at a tug of war over American values. Our nation must lead with superior ideas and sacrifices, not with guns and bombs.