Top 95 Quotes by Jesse Jackson

About Jesse Jackson

These are some quotes by American author Jesse Jackson Activist, who was born on October 8, 1941.

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

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

Jesse Jackson

So here we are today with a new conversation. When University of Georgia plays Georgia Tech, it's uniform color versus skin color. We have - we've overcome that level of racial fear.

So here we are today with a new conversation. When University of Georgia plays Georgia Tech, it's uniform color versus skin color. We have - we've overcome that level of racial fear.

Jesse Jackson

Conservatives and liberals can find common ground.

Conservatives and liberals can find common ground.

Jesse Jackson

I hear that melting-pot stuff a lot, and all I can say is that we haven't melted.

I hear that melting-pot stuff a lot, and all I can say is that we haven't melted.

Jesse Jackson

Ronald Reagan was older than I was when he ran for president.

Ronald Reagan was older than I was when he ran for president.

Jesse Jackson

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

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

Jesse Jackson

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

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

Jesse Jackson

Watch the walls come down, whether it's in the South or on Wall Street. When the walls come down, what do we find? More markets, more talent, more capital and growth. Which means that the race and sex discrimination stunt economic growth. It's not good for capitalism. It's not good for America's growth. And it's not morally right.

Jesse Jackson

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.

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

Humanitarian appeals always help. They penetrate deeper than political tradeoffs.

Humanitarian appeals always help. They penetrate deeper than political tradeoffs.

Jesse Jackson

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