“Most blacks will argue that they excel because of hard work, because o...” — Jesse Jackson Quote

“Most blacks will argue that they excel because of hard work, because of intellect, determination, sweat, blood, tears and risk.”

“Who lives long and who dies prematurely, is the defining issue of our time. And I submit to you, there's a significant race dimension, it is basically class-driven.”

“Your children need your presence more than your presents.”

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

“You can be out of slavery and have the right to vote, but unless you have access to capital, industry and technology, you can't fulfill your dreams.”

“While I've spent a lot of quality time with my children, perhaps it's not been enough.”

“Conservatives highlight the primacy of family and argue that family breakdown exacerbates poverty, and they're right. Children raised by single parents are three times as likely to live in poverty as kids in two-parent homes.”

“Please, please, please, my dear competition. We can beat each other and fight each other as much as we want and argue, but do not predict how a system really works when you really don't know and don't want to know. Either be better informed, or don't do it.”

“Thatcherites and other disciples of economic orthodoxy will argue that monetary financing is reckless.”

“Warhol had resonance because it was high art and low art. And you could argue about it endlessly.”

“One of the first people that believed in me, the first person to invest in my talent, me and this guy used to argue all the time in the studio, but at the end of the day, we both realized that we were after the same goal, and that was to make great music. And I'm talking about Eazy-E.”