“We must not become the new puritans and reject our society. We must ad...” — Barbara Jordan Quote

“We must not become the new puritans and reject our society. We must address and master the future together. It can be done if we restore the belief that we share a sense of national community, that we share a common national endeavor. It can be done.”

“Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.”

“The citizens of America expect more. They deserve and they want more than a recital of problems.”

“A lot of people see a future where you could make a living as a chess player.”

“We live trapped, between the churned-up and examined past and a future that waits for our work.”

“Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.”