262 Quotes by Al Sharpton

I do not think the responsible thing to do, as this congressman is doing, is to try and put out a mass panic.

Dr. King's general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.

I did not come to be liked, I came for us to have a dialogue.

I can call a march, and thousands come out, and I happen to have access to the White House at the same time.

He never forgot the days when he didn't have a turkey.

I grew up in the 1950s and '60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan.

What we want is not a resignation. We want arrests. We want prosecutions.

I was the first candidate to come out against this war, spoke at every anti-war march.

I wrestled with this, even over the last few days, as I sat and stood and walked in Louisiana, where I saw people ravaged, lives torn. I thought about the fact that we need a man that's strong enough to bring us through 9/11 but compassionate enough that if Katrina hits, will make sure that poor people are not the scapegoats of a natural disaster.