When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through.

Quote by Jesse Jackson

Topics: Opportunity Quotes

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,...

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 hear that melting-pot stuff a lot, and all I can say is that we...

I hear that melting-pot stuff a lot, and all I can say is that we...

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams,...

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams,...

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.

A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give...

A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give...

It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.

It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.

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...

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...

Luck is a crossroad where preparation and opportunity meet

Luck is a crossroad where preparation and opportunity meet

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams,...

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams,...

Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides...

Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides...

I mean, the fight for a health care bill to cover all Americans and leave...

I mean, the fight for a health care bill to cover all Americans and leave...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell...

If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell...

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.