Barbara Jordan > Quotes

“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 blankets for a nap.”
― Barbara Jordan

“If you're going to play the game properly you'd better know every rule.”
― Barbara Jordan

“If the society today allows wrongs to go unchallenged, the impression is created that those wrongs have the approval of the majority.”
― Barbara Jordan

“Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.”
― Barbara Jordan

“There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure.”
― Barbara Jordan