--- title: "1 Kids Make Quotes By Jesse White" description: "1 Kids Make quotes by Jesse White. Plus more from Jesse White and more Kids Make sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a96/jesse-white-11096_children_i-don-t-just-work-with-these-kids-to-mak_1236063.jpg" --- > [I don't just work with these kids to make them good tumblers or good dancers. I'm working with them to make them good citizens - to become taxpayers, not tax-eaters. I teach them to say please and thank you. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-white/i-don-t-just-work-with-these-kids-to-make-them-good-tumblers-or-good/) [Jesse White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a96/jesse-white-11096_children_i-don-t-just-work-with-these-kids-to-mak_1236063.jpg) ## More by Jesse White > [When there is a mission before you, you see it from its beginning to its conclusion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-white/when-there-is-a-mission-before-you-you-see-it-from-its-beginning-to/) [Jesse White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-white/) > [It is every parent's nightmare when a child is in trouble with the law. As a parent, you can do your best to guide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-white/it-is-every-parent-s-nightmare-when-a-child-is-in-trouble-with-the/) [Jesse White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-white/) > [I first met Dr. King in 1954 when I was a student at Alabama State University and a member of a local church down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-white/i-first-met-dr-king-in-1954-when-i-was-a-student-at-alabama-state/) [Jesse White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-white/) > [If you ask a young man from my team, 'Would you rather deal with police or with White?' they'll tell you 'police' every time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-white/if-you-ask-a-young-man-from-my-team-would-you-rather-deal-with-police/) [Jesse White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-white/) > [My top goal as your Secretary of State is to save lives by reducing fatal traffic crashes. When I established the Teen Driver Safety…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-white/my-top-goal-as-your-secretary-of-state-is-to-save-lives-by-reducing/) [Jesse White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-white/) > [These kids are looking for direction, for identification. Kids join gangs because they need a father figure or they want to be part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-white/these-kids-are-looking-for-direction-for-identification-kids-join/) [Jesse White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-white/) > [The most influential people in my life are deceased. These include my parents, George Dunne, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., my minister in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-white/the-most-influential-people-in-my-life-are-deceased-these-include-my/) [Jesse White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-white/) > [I've never looked down on anyone who uses the system, but I believe that it's a temporary station in life and that we should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-white/i-ve-never-looked-down-on-anyone-who-uses-the-system-but-i-believe/) [Jesse White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-white/) > [When you come through this world, and you become successful, you have to give back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-white/when-you-come-through-this-world-and-you-become-successful-you-have/) [Jesse White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-white/) > [I remember when we were called 'colored,' and Dr. King would always tell young people not to get upset at what people called you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-white/i-remember-when-we-were-called-colored-and-dr-king-would-always-tell/) [Jesse White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-white/) > [You don't jump out of an airplane and stop halfway. It's all the way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-white/you-don-t-jump-out-of-an-airplane-and-stop-halfway-it-s-all-the-way/) [Jesse White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-white/) > [Things were tough. Segregation was all around - in the schools, the buses, the restaurants, the theaters. But Dr. King worked hard for black…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-white/things-were-tough-segregation-was-all-around-in-the-schools-the-buses/) [Jesse White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-white/) > [The youngsters who live in housing projects are some of the most talented and nicest kids you'll find anywhere. But they're right on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-white/the-youngsters-who-live-in-housing-projects-are-some-of-the-most/) [Jesse White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-white/) > [I have a center at 412 West Chicago Avenue. It's called the Jesse White Community Center and Fieldhouse. It's a state-of-the-art gymnastics facility, game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-white/i-have-a-center-at-412-west-chicago-avenue-it-s-called-the-jesse/) [Jesse White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-white/) > [This is a great country, and it's a melting pot. People shouldn't judge other people by the color of their skin, their church, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-white/this-is-a-great-country-and-it-s-a-melting-pot-people-shouldn-t-judge/) [Jesse White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-white/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kids-make/jesse-white/#itemlist", "name": "1 Kids Make Quotes By Jesse White", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't just work with these kids to make them good tumblers or good dancers. 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