Jesse Jackson Quotes

Look at the coded language the Right is using against President Barack Obama. Openly calling him a liar in Congress, saying he is 'not a Christian, he was not born here, he is not one of us.' That makes addressing such issues trickier for the first African-American in the White House.

Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville.

Keep hope alive!

Music of all arts should be expansive and inclusive.

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.

When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through.

The law protects you from being abused. It doesn't threaten your lifestyle for someone else to have the right to exhibit their lifestyle.

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.

America needs young people to be inspired to choose sacrifice over greed.

What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.

Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.

If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell lost its resonance, please forgive me. Charge it to my head and not to my heart.

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams, rater than pushed by our memories.

Your children need your presence more than your presents.

Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.

America is not a blanket woven from one thread, one color, one cloth.

When we're unemployed, we're called lazy; when the whites are unemployed it's called a depression.

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.

A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever.

Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.

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.

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

Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they can conceive it and believe it, they can achieve it. They must know it is not their aptitude but their attitude that will determine their altitude.

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.

If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.