419 Quotes by Jesse Jackson

Who lives long and who dies prematurely, is the defining issue of our time. And I submit to you, there's a significant race dimension, it is basically class-driven.

Though our histories are burdensome with pain and often bitter memories, we must have the strength to get ahead and not just get even,

We've been so preoccupied with getting the government to behave in a fair and democratic way, we were not able to focus on the private sector where most of the jobs are, where most of the wealth and opportunities are.

No lie can live forever.

You have a young African-American taking some food from a grocery store after their home was ruined by a flood and it's called looting. A white person is taking food from a grocery store and it's called finding bread and soda.

Capitalism without capital is just an ism.

There is no power in cynicism. There is no forward thrust in cynicism.

I want to cut his nuts off.

We reveal our joys and successes, we conceal our pain.