We ask ourselves ‘who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people don’t feel insecure around you. When we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

— John Lewis

John Lewis Quotes

Nothing can stop the power of a committed and determined people to make a difference in our society. Why? Because human beings are the most dynamic link to the divine on this planet.

— John Lewis

Courage can feel uncomfortable. Courage is not about being popular, it’s about purpose.

— John Lewis

We cannot thrive as a democracy when justice is reserved for only those with means.

— John Lewis

But have faith that your good work will be a drop in the river that will eventually break the damn, ushering in a more peaceful world.

— John Lewis

What interests are you trying to protect?

— John Lewis

They are all marching to redeem the soul of the nation, to create a society at peace with ourselves.

— John Lewis

When you see something that is not the way it should be, don’t be afraid. Speak up, speak out, be courageous. It’s a total commitment. No compromise. Just go for it.

— John Lewis

Whatever good work you do, whatever powerful, profound work-do it because it’s right or because it’s necessary. Do it to make change for the better. Do it because you know you must. Don’t do it for credit.

— John Lewis

Human beings are the most dynamic link to the divine on this planet.

— John Lewis

What is the purpose of a nation if not to empower human beings to live better together than they could individually?

— John Lewis

These men grew. They changed because of what they experienced, and that is all you can ask of another person.

— John Lewis

Tension motivates the imperative to change.

— John Lewis

In the South, we knew our adversary would stop at nothing to silence our activism. We knew we could never match his readiness to annihilate our resistance. So we ceded him that ground and challenged him instead to defend himself against the work of loving peace.

— John Lewis

We ask ourselves ‘who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people don’t feel insecure around you. When we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

— John Lewis

There are very few people admired in history for the accumulation of wealth alone.

— John Lewis

The human heart is the most important frontier to conquer in the struggle for human dignity.

— John Lewis

Love is the willingness to sacrifice.

— John Lewis

Darkness cannot overcome darkness, only light can do that.

— John Lewis

War that is waged for power or dominion over other human beings obscures the inevitable truth that we are all members of one family, and no matter who has conquered whom, who now resents whom, who holds bitterness against whom, the only way we can have true peace is to set aside our injuries and our dedication to revenge and accept our equal divinity.

— John Lewis

The truth does not change, and that is why the answers worked out long ago can you help find solutions to the challenges of our time.

— John Lewis
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