Jesse Jackson Quotes & Sayings

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

“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.”

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

“Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.”