Jesse Jackson Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as "shadow senator" for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He was more..

“ Jesse Jackson: Never look down on anybody unless you are helping them up. #Pride

“ #Belief

“ Jesse Jackson: Our flag is red, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbow -- red, yellow, brown, black and white -- and we're all precious in God's sight. #Diversity

“ #Pain

“ Jesse Jackson: Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive. #Hope

“ Jesse Jackson: I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet. #Public

“ Jesse Jackson: When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through. #Opportunity

“ #Hope

“ #Funny

“ Jesse Jackson: We've removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams. #Dreams

“ #Slavery

“ Jesse Jackson: Your children need your presence more than your presents. #Children

“ Jesse Jackson: America is not a blanket woven from one thread, one color, one cloth. #Diversity

“ Jesse Jackson: When we're unemployed, we're called lazy; when the whites are unemployed it's called a depression. #Unemployment

“ Jesse Jackson: Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville. #Modesty

“ #Change

“ #World Affairs

“ Jesse Jackson: Racism as a form of skin worship, and as a sickness and a pathological anxiety for America, is so great, until the poor whites -- rather than fighting for jobs or education -- fight to remain pink and fight to remain white. And therefore they cannot see an alliance with people that they feel to be inherently inferior. #Race and Racism

“ Jesse Jackson: A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live. #Giving

“ Jesse Jackson: Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change. #Change

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