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

Quote by Barbara Jordan

Topics: Black People Quotes

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...

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...

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...

I never intended to become a run-of-the-mill person.

I never intended to become a run-of-the-mill person.

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...

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,...

If you're going to play the game properly, you'd better know every rule.

If you're going to play the game properly, you'd better know every rule.

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,...

It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and...

It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and...

A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the...

A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the...

There is no executive order; there is no law that can require the American people...

There is no executive order; there is no law that can require the American people...

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,...

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...

We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are...

We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are...

The citizens of America expect more. They deserve and they want more than a recital...

The citizens of America expect more. They deserve and they want more than a recital...

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...

One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept...

One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept...

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

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

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...

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...