“Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.”
— Jesse Jackson
Author: Jesse Jackson
Category: sympathy
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The relationship between the prophet and the
“The relationship between the prophet and the President, the priest and the President, is a sacred one.”
— Jesse Jackson
Author: Jesse Jackson
Category: relationship
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We must all learn a good lesson
“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.”
— Jesse Jackson
Author: Jesse Jackson
Category: learning
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Our dreams must be stronger than our
“Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams, rater than pushed by our memories.”
— Jesse Jackson
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Category: dreams
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No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams
“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.”
— Jesse Jackson
Author: Jesse Jackson
Category: dreams
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I was extended secret service protection during
“I was extended secret service protection during my presidential run in 1984, when I received the most death threats ever made toward a candidate.”
— Jesse Jackson
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Category: death
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Music of all arts should be expansive
“Music of all arts should be expansive and inclusive.”
— Jesse Jackson
Author: Jesse Jackson
Category: music
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Leadership cannot just go along to get
“Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day.”
— Jesse Jackson
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Category: leadership
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A man must be willing to die
“A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever.”
— Jesse Jackson
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Category: death
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Success needs no explanation. Failure does not
“Success needs no explanation. Failure does not have one that matters.”
— Jesse Jackson
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Category: failure
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We blacks were the first people embracing
“We blacks were the first people embracing Obama, long before the people at expensive fundraisers were supporting him. We gave him his first love, 96 percent of blacks voted for him in 2008. Yet today we are the number one in unemployment, with 16 percent of American blacks out of work.”
— Jesse Jackson
Author: Jesse Jackson
Category: work
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