I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet. – Jesse Jackson
In many ways, history is marked as before and after Rosa Parks. She sat down in order that we all might stand up, and the walls of segregation came down. – Jesse Jackson
I mean, the fight for a health care bill to cover all Americans and leave none behind is attacked as being a race appeal, which is not true, but then its put out in the media as true. – Jesse Jackson
Weve been so preoccupied with getting the government to behave in a fair and democratic way, we were not able to focus on the private sector where most of the jobs are, where most of the wealth and opportunities are. – Jesse Jackson
I love that for Barack, there is no such thing as us and them – he doesnt care whether youre a Democrat, a Republican, or none of the above… he knows that we all love our country… and hes always ready to listen to good ideas… hes always looking for the very best in everyone he meets. – Michelle Obama