--- title: "8 Barbara Jordan Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Barbara Jordan quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Barbara Jordan sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac1/jeffrey-wright-14855_heroes_some-of-my-earliest-heroes-were-congress_532599.jpg" --- > [Some of my earliest heroes were congresswomen like Shirley Chisholm and Barbara Jordan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/some-of-my-earliest-heroes-were-congresswomen-like-shirley-chisholm/) [Jeffrey Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-wright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac1/jeffrey-wright-14855_heroes_some-of-my-earliest-heroes-were-congress_532599.jpg) > [ Barbara Jordan is one \[of the political heroes\]. Her 1976 speech in New York inspired me to get into politics. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-brazile/barbara-jordan-is-one-of-the-political-heroes-her-1976-speech-in-new/) [Donna Brazile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-brazile/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c9/donna-brazile-2392_barbara_barbara-jordan-is-one-of-the-political-h_536342.png) > [I recently spoke with Barbara Jordan of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, and I increasingly believe we need a system to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-clinton/i-recently-spoke-with-barbara-jordan-of-the-u-s-commission-on/) [William J. Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cb/william-j-clinton-302_barbara_i-recently-spoke-with-barbara-jordan-of_682758.jpg) > [From the Honorable Shirley Chisholm, to the Honorable Barbara Jordan, and many more, I am because they were.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jasmine-crockett/from-the-honorable-shirley-chisholm-to-the-honorable-barbara-jordan/) [Jasmine Crockett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jasmine-crockett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8d/jasmine-crockett-6450_because_from-the-honorable-shirley-chisholm-to-t_984824.jpg) > [In the budget I will present to you, we will try to do more to speed the deportation of illegal aliens who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-clinton/in-the-budget-i-will-present-to-you-we-will-try-to-do-more-to-speed/) [William J. Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2c/william-j-clinton-302_abuse_in-the-budget-i-will-present-to-you-we-w_1322687.jpg) > [And besides, because of all she has accomplished, Barbara Jordan has always been a hero of mine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-selleck/and-besides-because-of-all-she-has-accomplished-barbara-jordan-has/) [Tom Selleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-selleck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d46/tom-selleck-12016_accomplished_and-besides-because-of-all-she-has-accom_1695783.png) > [I'll be forever grateful for everything Congresswoman Barbara Jordan did to pave the way for black women in politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karine-jean-pierre/i-ll-be-forever-grateful-for-everything-congresswoman-barbara-jordan/) [Karine Jean-Pierre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karine-jean-pierre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87c/karine-jean-pierre-5951_black-women_i-ll-be-forever-grateful-for-everything_2497379.jpg) > [In Congress, there are some who are unashamed to aspire to eloquence, even to scholarship, but the only state legislator I ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-ivins/in-congress-there-are-some-who-are-unashamed-to-aspire-to-eloquence/) [Molly Ivins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-ivins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39b/molly-ivins-1296_camaraderie_in-congress-there-are-some-who-are-unash_3078992.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/barbara-jordan/#itemlist", "name": "Barbara Jordan Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Some of my earliest heroes were congresswomen like Shirley Chisholm and Barbara Jordan.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeffrey Wright" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/some-of-my-earliest-heroes-were-congresswomen-like-shirley-chisholm/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac1/jeffrey-wright-14855_heroes_some-of-my-earliest-heroes-were-congress_532599.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac1/jeffrey-wright-14855_heroes_some-of-my-earliest-heroes-were-congress_532599.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac1/jeffrey-wright-14855_heroes_some-of-my-earliest-heroes-were-congress_532599.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Some of my earliest heroes were congresswomen like Shirley Chisholm and Barbara Jordan.” — Jeffrey Wright", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Barbara Jordan is one [of the political heroes]. 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