“When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we ar...” — Jesse Jackson Quote

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

“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.”

“When journalists and politicians speak of a dwindling middle class that's under economic assault and a poor community that's getting bigger, they're talking about Ferguson. Independent of the racial demographics and dynamics of Ferguson, Missouri, there's a 'Ferguson' near you.”

“Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they can conceive it and believe it, they can achieve it. They must know it is not their aptitude but their attitude that will determine their altitude.”

“I know how to run a nationally paced campaign.”

“You know, people'd always ask 'Why is Jesse Jackson running for the White House?' They never seen the house I'm running from.”

“I never would've tried YouTube if I hadn't had so many doors slammed in my face.”

“Everything shifted for me after 'Rush.' It wasn't as financially successful as other things I'd done, but it gave me more movement, more options, more doors opening, more meetings. All of a sudden, it's, 'Oh, wow! You're an actor!'”

“I found The Doors, and thank God I found The Doors because it inspired me to do Strange Music, and it saved my life.”

“My grandmother started my interest in secret doors, trying to find things she lost, and we found an old letter in a great bookcase with a round facade.”

“Being a pro opens a lot of doors. It enables you to meet a lot of people. By taking advantage of the opportunities, the future is unlimited.”

“We need to avoid going down a path where we might find the doors slamming shut behind us.”