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

Quote by Barbara Jordan

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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...

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.

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...

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,...

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.

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

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

Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They...

Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They...

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...

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...

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...

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had...

Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had...

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

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

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

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

What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as...

What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as...

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...

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,...

There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members...

There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members...

Life is too large to hang out a sign: For Men Only.

Life is too large to hang out a sign: For Men Only.