More Quotes
You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way... to get in the way. - John Lewis
I studied the philosophy and the discipline of non-violence in Nashville as a student. And I staged a sitting-in in the fall of 1959 and got arrested the first time in February 1960. - John Lewis
When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something. - John Lewis
You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right. - John Lewis
We all live in the same house, we all must be part of the effort to hold down our little house. When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just... do something about it. Say something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It's all going to work out. - John Lewis
When you make mistakes, when you're wrong, you should admit you're wrong and ask people to forgive you. - John Lewis
If you're not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you're consistent, you will succeed. - John Lewis
The vote is precious. It's almost sacred, so go out and vote like you never voted before. - John Lewis
There are still forces in America that want to divide us along racial lines, religious lines, sex, class. But we've come too far; we've made too much progress to stop or to pull back. We must go forward. And I believe we will get there. - John Lewis
Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we've come and the progress we've made. - John Lewis
