Category: activist
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We have to judge politicians by their cumulative score. In one innings they make a great catch, in another they drop the ball. In one they score a home run, in another they strike out. But it is their cumulative batting average that we are interested in.
Jesse Jackson
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I would dream that this coffin had wings, and it would fly around my bed at night, and so it was a dream that happened a lot, and that’s what frightened me.
Ruby Bridges
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Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
George Bernard Shaw
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Our babies know nothing about hate or racism. But soon they begin to learn – and only from us.
Ruby Bridges
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I believe in peace. I believe in mercy.
Malala Yousafzai
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We are the only class in history that has been left to fight its battles alone, unaided by the ruling powers. White labor and the freed black men had their champions, but where are ours?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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I want to have fun, but I don’t quite know how.
Malala Yousafzai
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Fighting disparities is very significant.
Jesse Jackson
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My method of getting a play across the footlights is like a revolver shooting: every line has a bullet in it and comes with an explosion.
George Bernard Shaw
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If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.
Jesse Jackson