Creative Quotations from . . .
Jesse Jackson
(1941-____) born on
Oct 8
US civil rights leader, minister, politician. He was the first black man to make a serious bid for the U.S. presidency in the Democratic Party's nomination races in 1983-84 and 1987-88.
         
   
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F
Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville.

R
Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.
A
When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through.
N
Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy, sweat will get you change.
K
Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.
 


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: In "Daily Mail," (London), 9 Mar 1988.
R: CBS-TV, 16 Jul 1988.
A: In <a href="http://www.cyber-nation.com/cgi-bin/victory/quotations/qlreferral/quotelib.pl?id=10115">The Ultimate Success Quotations Library</a>, 1997.
N: In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994.
K: In "Famous Black Quotations," ed. Janet Cheatham Bell, 1995.
 

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