262 Quotes by Al Sharpton

I've learned how to measure what I say. Al Sharpton in 1986 was trying to be heard. I was a local guy and was like, 'Y'all are ignoring us.'

It is good that one guy resigned. But we don't want resignations. We want arrests. We want prosecution.

I think that one of the responsible ways of making decisions is to talk to the people that you both have struggled with. We want to see Bush defeated, but we also want to see our constituency dealt with. And how that will play out, we'll know in the next day or so.

My ministry's always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.

I've been able to reach from the streets to the suites.

I was very impressed with how mature he was for his age,

When you loot or behave violently, you give grounds to those that try to justify illegal police abuse. You become the poster child for them to say, 'See, we have no choice but to shoot and kill, or use a chokehold, because just look at the way they behave.'

I think clearly it was the right thing to do if we're committed to defeating Bloomberg. This shows the strength of our community.

Evangelicals catapulted George W. Bush back to the White House.