Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.

Quote by Barbara Jordan

Topics: Black People Quotes

I live a day at a time. Each day I look for a kernel of...

I live a day at a time. Each day I look for a kernel of...

I have confidence that we can form this kind of national community.

I have confidence that we can form this kind of national community.

We are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment,...

We are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment,...

I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me...

I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me...

For all of its uncertainty, we cannot flee the future.

For all of its uncertainty, we cannot flee the future.

In other times, I could stand here and give this kind of exposition on the...

In other times, I could stand here and give this kind of exposition on the...

We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders...

We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders...

We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in...

We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in...

Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate,...

Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate,...

Throughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and...

Throughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and...

We have a positive vision of the future founded on the belief that the gap...

We have a positive vision of the future founded on the belief that the gap...

If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose,...

If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose,...

A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the...

A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the...

Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their common sense. If we...

Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their common sense. If we...

We call ourselves public servants but I'll tell you this: we as public servants must...

We call ourselves public servants but I'll tell you this: we as public servants must...

Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national...

Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national...

I believe that women have a capacity for understanding and compassion which man structurally does...

I believe that women have a capacity for understanding and compassion which man structurally does...

We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control...

We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control...

The imperative is to define what is right and do it.

The imperative is to define what is right and do it.

But this is the great danger America faces. That we will cease to be one...

But this is the great danger America faces. That we will cease to be one...