All Barbara Jordan Quotes
- What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should do everything and the idea, the belief, that government ought… Balance
- I never intended to be a run-of-the-mill person. Inspirational
- My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total, and I am not going to sit here and be an idle… Complete
- We should face reality and our past mistakes in an honest, adult way. Boasting of glory does not make glory, and singing in the dark… Action
- A good compromise, a good piece of... African American
- Today, I am an inquisitor. I shall not sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution. Constitution
- In other times, I could stand here and give this kind of exposition on the beliefs of the Democratic Party and that would be enough.… Belief
- If you had to work in the environment of Washington, D.C., as I do, and watch those men who are so imprisoned and so confined… Anybody
- We want to be in control of our lives. Whether we are jungle fighters, craftsmen, company men, gamesmen, we want to be in control. And… Comfortable
- Fairness is an across-the-board requirement for all our interactions with each other ...Fairness treats everbody the same. Across
- It is a privilege to serve people, a privilege that must be earned, and once earned, there is an obligation to do something good with… Earned
- When do any of us ever do enough? Any
- Life is too large to hang out a sign: 'For Men Only. Hang
- We are a heterogeneous party made up of Americans of diverse backgrounds. Americans
- Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then… Afternoon
- What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as its promise. America
- We call ourselves public servants but I'll tell you this: we as public servants must set an example for the rest of the nation. It… Admonish
- More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is required. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. We must provide… Accountable
- Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power. Black
- A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good. Character Education
- It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision. Debate
- We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility. Beyond
- But this is the great danger America faces. That we will cease to be one nation and become instead a collection of interest groups: city… America
- We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are willing to adapt to changing circumstances, when change we must.… Achieve
- The imperative is to define what is right and do it. Character