--- title: "13 Way Quotes By John Lewis" description: "13 Way quotes by John Lewis. Plus more from John Lewis and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/john-lewis-1310_agents_this-book-march-in-my-estimation-is-a-ro_1348117.jpg" --- > [ This book \[March\], in my estimation, is a road map. It is a change agent. It is saying to people, "This is… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/this-book-march-in-my-estimation-is-a-road-map-it-is-a-change-agent/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/john-lewis-1310_agents_this-book-march-in-my-estimation-is-a-ro_1348117.jpg) > [You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way... to get in the way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/you-must-be-bold-brave-and-courageous-and-find-a-way-to-get-in-the-way/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/john-lewis-1310_bold_you-must-be-bold-brave-and-courageous-an_3130681.jpg) > [I believe in nonviolence as a way of life, as a way of living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/i-believe-in-nonviolence-as-a-way-of-life-as-a-way-of-living/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffd/john-lewis-1310_believe_i-believe-in-nonviolence-as-a-way-of-lif_3130637.jpg) > [Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble... good trouble, necessary trouble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/rosa-parks-inspired-me-to-find-a-way-to-get-in-the-way-to-get-in/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/john-lewis-1310_find_rosa-parks-inspired-me-to-find-a-way-to_1801080.jpg) > [ I think that \[James\] Comey acted in an outrageous way during the \[presidential \] campaign \[in 2016\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/i-think-that-james-comey-acted-in-an-outrageous-way-during-the/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/john-lewis-1310_campaigns_i-think-that-james-comey-acted-in-an-out_498791.jpg) > [Many of us in Nashville accepted nonviolence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/many-of-us-in-nashville-accepted-nonviolence-as-a-way-of-life-a-way/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/507/john-lewis-1310_believe_many-of-us-in-nashville-accepted-nonviol_177331.jpg) > [My parents told me in the very beginning as a young child when I raised the question about segregation and racial discrimination,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/my-parents-told-me-in-the-very-beginning-as-a-young-child-when-i-2/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/964/john-lewis-1310_beginning_my-parents-told-me-in-the-very-beginning_2109535.jpg) > [I want to see young people in America feel the spirit of the 1960s and find a way to get in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/i-want-to-see-young-people-in-america-feel-the-spirit-of-the-1960s/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/john-lewis-1310_america_i-want-to-see-young-people-in-america-fe_2150949.jpg) > [ I met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. \[Martin Luther\] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/i-met-rosa-parks-when-i-was-17-i-met-dr-martin-luther-king-when-i-was/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/446/john-lewis-1310_dr-martin-luther-kin_i-met-rosa-parks-when-i-was-17-i-met-dr_936190.jpg) > [We live in a country where we're supposed to have freedom of the press and religious freedom, but I think to some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/we-live-in-a-country-where-we-re-supposed-to-have-freedom-of-the/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/074/john-lewis-1310_america_we-live-in-a-country-where-we-re-suppose_2314332.jpg) > [We have come a long way in America because of Martin Luther King, Jr. He led a disciplined, nonviolent revolution under the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/we-have-come-a-long-way-in-america-because-of-martin-luther-king-jr/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37e/john-lewis-1310_america_we-have-come-a-long-way-in-america-becau_573418.jpg) > [First time I got arrested, I knew somehow and some way, we would succeed. To go on the Freedom Ride to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/first-time-i-got-arrested-i-knew-somehow-and-some-way-we-would/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/john-lewis-1310_arrested_first-time-i-got-arrested-i-knew-somehow_1370551.jpg) > [When I was growing up in rural Alabama, as a young child, about 50 miles from Montgomery, and we would visit the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/when-i-was-growing-up-in-rural-alabama-as-a-young-child-about-50/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e5/john-lewis-1310_alabama_when-i-was-growing-up-in-rural-alabama-a_1421473.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## More by John Lewis > [ I happen to believe that this election year \[2016\] is...one of the most important elections that we're going to face in a very long… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/i-happen-to-believe-that-this-election-year-2016-is-one-of-the-most/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [If you're not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and just believe that if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/if-you-re-not-hopeful-and-optimistic-then-you-just-give-up-you-have/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/the-reward-for-playing-jazz-is-playing-jazz/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [I am very, very hopeful about the American South - I believe that we will lead America to what Dr. King called 'the beloved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/i-am-very-very-hopeful-about-the-american-south-i-believe-that-we/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [ \[Donald Trump's inauguration\] will be the first one that I miss since I've been in Congress. You cannot be at home with something that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/donald-trump-s-inauguration-will-be-the-first-one-that-i-miss-since-i/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [To question the legitimacy of the next United States president, you know, and you're worried about a tweet that says, hey, why don't you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/to-question-the-legitimacy-of-the-next-united-states-president-you/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [We are tired of being beaten by policemen. We are tired of seeing our people locked up in jails over and over again. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/we-are-tired-of-being-beaten-by-policemen-we-are-tired-of-seeing-our/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [Now we have black and white elected officials working together. Today, we have gone beyond just passing laws. Now we have to create a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/now-we-have-black-and-white-elected-officials-working-together-today/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [“For me, the nomination of Barack Obama as a candidate for president and his inauguration in Washington represents a brief glimpse at the power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/for-me-the-nomination-of-barack-obama-as-a-candidate-for-president/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/too-many-people-struggled-suffered-and-died-to-make-it-possible-for/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [The vote is precious. It's almost sacred, so go out and vote like you never voted before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/the-vote-is-precious-it-s-almost-sacred-so-go-out-and-vote-like-you/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [My position is very, very simple. That I fought too long and too hard against discrimination based on race and color, not to stand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/my-position-is-very-very-simple-that-i-fought-too-long-and-too-hard/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [Many of us in Nashville accepted nonviolence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/many-of-us-in-nashville-accepted-nonviolence-as-a-way-of-life-a-way/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [Right now, what my job is - pardon me? Those are just words. Right now, what my - my job is right now going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/right-now-what-my-job-is-pardon-me-those-are-just-words-right-now/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) > [ Donald Trump has made it clear that certainly over the last few years that President \[Barack\] Obama was born in Hawaii. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/donald-trump-has-made-it-clear-that-certainly-over-the-last-few-years/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/john-lewis/#itemlist", "name": "13 Way Quotes By John Lewis", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "This book [March], in my estimation, is a road map. It is a change agent. 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