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You have to be persistent.
Selma was the turning point.
I grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
The vote controls everything that you do.
We must be headlights and not taillights.
Sensible people have got to work together.
The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
This man [ Donald Trump] won in an electoral landslide.
Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
I'm very hopeful. I am very optimistic about the future.
The press is supposed to serve as a check on government.
I think President Barack Obama has been a good president.
You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
Be hopeful. Be optimistic. Never lose that sense of hope.
There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
Nobody thinks that Obamacare is perfect. It has its problems.
I wanted young people to know that I was just a typical child.
The lessons of nonviolence are universal. Not just for America.
You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
Without the Sisters of St. Joseph, I might not be standing here.
I think, in fact, I think President [Barack] Obama could step up.
I believe in forgiveness; I believe in trying to work with people.
I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
I was honored to have an opportunity to speak on August 28th, 1963.
My mother and father and many of my relatives had been sharecroppers.
Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
[Donald Trump] is not going to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way... to get in the way.
You cannot give up - you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
Don`t give up! Don`t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
There's nothing wrong with a little agitation for what's right or what's fair.
Sometimes I hear people saying, 'Nothing has changed.' Come and walk in my shoes.
The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the American society.
It's a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.
I think right now, the focus has got to be on how we hold [Donald] Trump accountable.
President-elect [Donald] Trump won 30 of 50 states, more counties since Ronald Reagan.
Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
I always felt growing up that in the South there was evil but also good - so much good.
Never give up. Never give in. Never become hostile... Hate is too big a burden to bear.
The vote is precious. It's almost sacred, so go out and vote like you never voted before.
But you have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
Early on, I wrote a letter to the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. I was 17. I felt called, moved.
I want [Donald] Trump to send out a tweet saying that he's going to keep his campaign promises.
I've said it in the past and I'll say it again today: the vote is precious; it's almost sacred.