I was extended secret service protection during my presidential run in 1984, when I received the most death threats ever made toward a candidate.
I take my role seriously as a pastor.
I know they are all environmentalists. I heard a lot of my speeches recycled.
I know how to run a nationally paced campaign.
I have worked hard to build relationships between Jewish people and black people.
Success needs no explanation. Failure does not have one that matters.
Statehood for the District of Columbia is the most important civil rights and social justice issue in America today.
Life has its dimensions in the mysterious.
There is no power in cynicism. There is no forward thrust in cynicism.
Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville.
What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.
Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day.
If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell lost its resonance, please forgive me. Charge it to my head and not to my heart.
America needs young people to be inspired to choose sacrifice over greed.
Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams, rater than pushed by our memories.
A man who cannot be enticed by money or intimidated by the threat of jail or death has two of the strongest weapons that anyone has to offer.
When we’re unemployed, we’re called lazy; when the whites are unemployed it’s called a depression.
Music of all arts should be expansive and inclusive.
I’m too mature to be angry.
If you think black people have a motivation problem, open up a Wal-Mart and advertise a thousand jobs. Watch 5,000 people show up.