There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure.

Quote by Barbara Jordan

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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 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...

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

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

What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should...

What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should...

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...

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

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

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

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 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 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 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...

More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is...

More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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,...