From seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the soul of a nation.

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When we're unemployed, we're called lazy; when the whites are unemployed it's called a depression.

When we're unemployed, we're called lazy; when the whites are unemployed it's called a depression.

We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.

We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.

I cast my bread on the waters long ago. Now it's time for you to...

I cast my bread on the waters long ago. Now it's time for you to...

George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial...

George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial...

I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against...

I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against...

We've removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.

We've removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.

Your children need your presence more than your presents.

Your children need your presence more than your presents.

If you run, you might lose. If you don't run, you're guaranteed to lose.

If you run, you might lose. If you don't run, you're guaranteed to lose.

Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born...

Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born...

So here we are today with a new conversation. When University of Georgia plays Georgia...

So here we are today with a new conversation. When University of Georgia plays Georgia...

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I...

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I...

Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they...

Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they...

Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.

Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.

Luck is a crossroad where preparation and opportunity meet

Luck is a crossroad where preparation and opportunity meet

Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.

Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.

At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward...

At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward...

No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government,...

No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government,...

Dreams are nothing but incoherent ideas, occasioned by partial or imperfect sleep

Dreams are nothing but incoherent ideas, occasioned by partial or imperfect sleep

I am accustomed to sleep and in my dreams to imagine the same things that...

I am accustomed to sleep and in my dreams to imagine the same things that...

High achievers spot rich opportunities swiftly, make big decisions quickly and move into action immediately....

High achievers spot rich opportunities swiftly, make big decisions quickly and move into action immediately....