"Terrorism is not new to black people." — Vernon Jordan
"Terrorism is not new to black people."
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Vernon Jordan
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13 Quotes by Vernon Jordan
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You are where you are today because you stand on somebody's shoulders. And wherever you are heading, you cannot get…
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What I know about this world is white people will take care of themselves. And what I have learned is…
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A lot of companies make diversity a part of the performance goals against which an executive gets paid. Just as…
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But there will come a time and a place to give back, and each individual will recognize that time and…
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Every company, every boardroom in which I sit, has a plan, and they have objectives, goals, and a process. And…
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You're in love, that's what your problem is.
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September 11 stands on its own as a terrible tragedy.
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I had a sense of what leadership meant and what it could do for you. So am I surprised that…
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My mother was the president of the PTA at every school I attended.
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The last job I applied for was to be a bus driver for the Chicago Transit Authority in 1957.
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You have to be careful how you're using the word boycott.
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I'm here because I stand on many, many shoulders, and that's true of every black person I know who has…
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