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> [Struggling to stay in the middle class, and I love that. That's me and my dad and my family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavis-smiley/struggling-to-stay-in-the-middle-class-and-i-love-that-that-s-me-and/)

[Tavis Smiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tavis-smiley/)

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## More by Tavis Smiley

> [I think the issue of women's choice is essential for a woman being able to have their lives - if they cannot control their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavis-smiley/i-think-the-issue-of-women-s-choice-is-essential-for-a-woman-being/)

[Tavis Smiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tavis-smiley/)

> [Leonard Pitts, Jr. is the most insightful and inspiring columnist of his generation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavis-smiley/leonard-pitts-jr-is-the-most-insightful-and-inspiring-columnist-of/)

[Tavis Smiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tavis-smiley/)

> [I believe there is nothing we endure in life that you can't recover from. Failure is not fatal. Everyone has the capacity to fail…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavis-smiley/i-believe-there-is-nothing-we-endure-in-life-that-you-can-t-recover/)

[Tavis Smiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tavis-smiley/)

> [Why don't we scale up those things that do work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavis-smiley/why-don-t-we-scale-up-those-things-that-do-work/)

[Tavis Smiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tavis-smiley/)

> [I think when I stop fighting, I die in a sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavis-smiley/i-think-when-i-stop-fighting-i-die-in-a-sense/)

[Tavis Smiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tavis-smiley/)

> [The storm came. Lives were washed away. Ancient pains resurfaced. Now it is time for a sea of change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavis-smiley/the-storm-came-lives-were-washed-away-ancient-pains-resurfaced-now-it/)

[Tavis Smiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tavis-smiley/)

> [ \[John Carlos\] has spent much of his life since that time as a dedicated human rights advocate and public speaker, and he is out… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavis-smiley/john-carlos-has-spent-much-of-his-life-since-that-time-as-a-dedicated/)

[Tavis Smiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tavis-smiley/)

> [I love the fight. I don't - it's not a negative, it's a positive, and I love the challenge. There's that little part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavis-smiley/i-love-the-fight-i-don-t-it-s-not-a-negative-it-s-a-positive-and-i/)

[Tavis Smiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tavis-smiley/)

> [This administration and these folk who run Washington are no more interested in our welfare and our well being than the man on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavis-smiley/this-administration-and-these-folk-who-run-washington-are-no-more/)

[Tavis Smiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tavis-smiley/)

> [I'm talking about France and Germany and Italy and Spain - new friend Germany - and I love that story, how they lead the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavis-smiley/i-m-talking-about-france-and-germany-and-italy-and-spain-new-friend/)

[Tavis Smiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tavis-smiley/)

> [Sometimes even your friends don't understand your calling, your purpose, your vocation. But you have to stand in your truth anyway, and they will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavis-smiley/sometimes-even-your-friends-don-t-understand-your-calling-your/)

[Tavis Smiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tavis-smiley/)

> [Fear, fear, breeds hopelessness. When you're afraid, you don't know what to believe in, you don't know what to hold on to. You're struggling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavis-smiley/fear-fear-breeds-hopelessness-when-you-re-afraid-you-don-t-know-what/)

[Tavis Smiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tavis-smiley/)

> [Capitalism is like a child: if you want the child to grow up free and productive, somebody's got to look over the shoulder of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavis-smiley/capitalism-is-like-a-child-if-you-want-the-child-to-grow-up-free-and/)

[Tavis Smiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tavis-smiley/)

> [The data is going to indicate sadly that when the Obama administration is over, black people will have lost ground in every single leading…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavis-smiley/the-data-is-going-to-indicate-sadly-that-when-the-obama/)

[Tavis Smiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tavis-smiley/)

> [John Carlos provided the world with one of the most iconic images of the 1960s with his Black Power salute after a medal-winning performance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavis-smiley/john-carlos-provided-the-world-with-one-of-the-most-iconic-images-of/)

[Tavis Smiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tavis-smiley/)

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