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> [When it comes to the president, we have to respect him, we have to protect him, and we have to correct him. And in my career, since he'd been on the national stage at least, I've had - I've always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavis-smiley/when-it-comes-to-the-president-we-have-to-respect-him-we-have-to/)

[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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