159 Quotes by Andrew Young

"Rosa Parks was the inspiration... simply by the act of her being who she was, a sweet and loving and simple child of God who refused to let anybody or anything force her to compromise her spirit."

"When people ask where I studied to be an ambassador, I say my neighborhood and my school. I've tried to tell my kids that you don't wait until you're in high school or college to start dealing with problems of people being different. The younger you start, the better."

"They are some of the best entry level jobs that are available to poor people. And they also make products available to the working poor."

"Most of my teachers wanted to send me to the principal's office. But my fourth-grade teacher once put her arms around me and said, 'You sure write well.' And I've had good penmanship until this day. She was the only one who ever said anything nice to me. That's the kind of motivation that students need."

"There's another side of the story that ought to be told."

"In a sane, civil, intelligent and moral society, you don't blame poor people for being poor."

"It's hard not to have friends. In fact, as soon as you become mayor, everybody is your friend. They might use your name in a way you might not know anything about."

"I'm against voter fraud in any form, and I have long supported a national voter ID card. But ID cards need not - and must not - restrict voting rights in any way, shape or form."

"Nothing is illegal if a hundred businessmen decide to do it, and that's true anywhere in the world"

"To whom much is given, much is required - not expected, but required."