“We have to judge politicians by their cumulative score. In one innings...” — Jesse Jackson Quote

“We have to judge politicians by their cumulative score. In one innings they make a great catch, in another they drop the ball. In one they score a home run, in another they strike out. But it is their cumulative batting average that we are interested in.”

“I know they are all environmentalists. I heard a lot of my speeches recycled.”

“If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell lost its resonance, please forgive me. Charge it to my head and not to my heart.”

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

“Success needs no explanation. Failure does not have one that matters.”

“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.”

“Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.”

“Globalization is a great thing, but it needs a legal framework in which to blossom.”

“It is not, of course, complete yet - but some sentences were understood this afternoon... I feel that I have at last struck the solution of a great problem - and the day is coming when telegraph wires will be laid onto houses just like water or gas - and friends converse with each other without leaving home.”

“I am fully committed to Hannah Montana. It's what gave me this amazing opportunity to reach out to so many people. I'm really excited about our new season. We are making great new episodes that I can't wait for our fans to see and I'm looking forward to the 'Hannah Montana' movie that will be out in the spring.”

“There would be no great men if there were no little ones.”

“The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.”