"In 1957, when I finished high school, I……" — John Lewis
"In 1957, when I finished high school, I was 17 years old. This was two years after the Montgomery bus walkout, two years after Rosa Parks had taken a seat, and Dr. King had emerged as a national leader."
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46 Quotes by John Lewis
John Lewis has 46 quotes on this site.
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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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I was so inspired by Dr. King that in 1956 with my brothers and sisters and first cousins, I was…
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We have come a long way in America because of Martin Luther King, Jr. He led a disciplined, nonviolent revolution…
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I believe in nonviolence as a way of life, as a way of living.
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I have fought too hard and for too long against discrimination based on race and color not to stand up…
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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin are sowing the seeds of hatred and division, and there is no need for this…
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Ornette Coleman is doing the only really new thing in jazz since the innovations in the mid-forties of Dizzy Gillespie,…
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When I was 15 years old in the tenth grade, I heard Martin Luther King, Jr. Three years later, when…
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If you're not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and…
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We live in a country where we're supposed to have freedom of the press and religious freedom, but I think…
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You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw…
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More Bus Quotes
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one of 697 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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On the field, blacks have been able to be super giants. But, once our playing days are over, this is…
— Hank Aaron
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I think that more and more you're going to see people of good will on their side of the aisle…
— David Axelrod
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If I didn't try to eavesdrop on every bus ride I take or look for the humor when I go…
— Lynda Barry
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No matter what, your parents are going to worry about you. I had a tour bus, and my mother still…
— Lewis Black
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Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming.
— Richard Branson
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If there are people out by the bus, I'll come off the bus and sign autographs, too. I always want…
— Luke Bryan
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My first review for the TV movie The Bionic Showdown said I was as interesting as a bus ride.
— Sandra Bullock
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Everyone told me to pass on Speed because it was a 'bus movie.'
— Sandra Bullock
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As a kid, I grew to define what I didn't want my life to be like by sitting behind moaning…
— Julie Burchill
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Blowing up buses will not induce the Israelis to move forward, and neither will the killing of Palestinians or the…
— Abdallah II
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You can't get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you're doing.…
— Alan Alda
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For every album, I look at where I'm at in my career and think of a title that kind of…
— Jason Aldean
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