Jesse Jackson Quotes


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.


Citations

Jackson, Jesse. Straight from the Heart. Fortress Press, 1987, p. 112.

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Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
  • Born: October 8, 1941
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Activist

Jesse Louis Jackson is an American political activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997.