Jesse Jackson Quotes

The only time you should look down at someone, is when you are helping them up.

I don't like to beat people down. They need to be lifted up.

One who practices pure religion soon discovers it is more rewarding to lift a man up than to hold him down.

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.

It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.

There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping to lift someone up.

My grandmother had a motto that you should never look down on people unless you are helping them up, and I think that's a very spiritual way of living.

I think it's just constantly on my mind: wanting to help people, not just with music but with my words. I feel like I want to do that for people.

If we can lift others up, then what we do is all worthwhile.

Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.

Charity isn't about pity, it is about love.

We can give our smiles, our encouragement, our sympathy to someone who needs them every day of the year.

You are truly successful when you can extend a strong hand to someone who is reaching out or just trying to hang on.

The smallest gesture can mean to much to those who may need a little lift in their lives.

Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can.

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.

Developing our capacity for compassion makes it possible for us to help others in a more skillful and effective way. And compassion helps us as well.

With all the things I've been through, the No. 1 thing that I've learned is that we're supposed to help people through this world.

If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.

Nothing makes one feel so strong as a call for help.

He climbs highest who helps another up.

If you are hopeful, if you are optimistic, other people want to help you. And if you are down in the dumps, other people may still help you, but I've noticed that they're walking, not running, over to you.

Encouragement to others is something everyone can give. Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be your money; it may be your time. It may be your listening ear. It may be your arms to encourage. It may be your smile to uplift. Who knows?

I never think people should do things for me. I think I should do things for others. That makes me more comfortable.