I live a day at a time. Each day I look for a kernel of excitement. In the morning I say: “What is my exciting thing for today?” Then, I do the day. Don’t ask me about tomorrow.
—Barbara Jordan
Topics: Living, Excitement, The Present
We must exchange the philosophy of excuse—what I am is beyond my control—for the philosophy of responsibility.
—Barbara Jordan
Topics: Responsibility
Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.
—Barbara Jordan
How do we create a harmonious society out of so many kinds of people? The key is tolerance—the one value that is indispensable in creating community.
—Barbara Jordan
Topics: Tolerance
Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.
—Barbara Jordan
The stakes are too high for government to be a spectator sport.
—Barbara Jordan
Just remember the world is not a playground but a schoolroom? Life is not a holiday but an education? One eternal lesson for us all: to teach us how better we should love.
—Barbara Jordan
Topics: Love
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- Shirley Chisholm American Politician
- Lyndon B. Johnson American Head of State
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