We are a people in a quandary about the present. W... -Barbara Jordan

We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community.

Barbara Jordan , Politician
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Barbara Jordan was a respected politician and civil rights leader who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. Her contributions to civil rights, social justice, and legislation have made her a significant figure in American politics, leaving a lasting impact on the country.

Barbara Jordan Quotes to Explore

A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good....
What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as its promise....
Throughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and to uphold the principles of this nation, many times they hav...
Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power....
We must not become the new puritans and reject our society. We must address and master the future together. It can be done if we restore the belief th...
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 lay down on our bl...
We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community....
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. We are will...
More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is required. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. We...
For all of its uncertainty, we cannot flee the future....

Future Quotes to Explore

As a small country, both in size and population, our future hinges on the quality of our people....
You don't only have the need to do it well because leading a country is something quite important, but also because I am the first woman I have the ob...
Whether it is salt farmers in India embracing solar power or wind companies creating tens of thousands of jobs in America, people are providing a visi...
The Bible never divorces the truth of Christ's future return with our present-day responsibilities....
The world wants to know - is the future a democratic one or an autocratic one? And I want to make sure that the United States leads on that, clearly t...
We have to dare to modernize to get room to maneuver for the priorities in the future....
We can't change the past. We can only get ready for the future....
So many people have this idea: I want to achieve something great or be somebody great. And they neglect the step that leads to greatness. They don't h...
For 25 years countless people have come to the U.N. climate conferences begging our world leaders to stop emissions and clearly that has not worked as...
The idea that science is just some luxury that you'll get around to if you can afford it is regressive to any future a country might dream for itself....