#gains

We always knew when we took on the issue of violence against women that somehow our opposition would come after us. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#against #always #come #issue #knew

Women are called upon to defend every bit of progress we have made against particularly virulent attack. But we must also hold out a vision, put forth a positive agenda of what women need and want and then move forward toward that dream. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#agenda #also #attack #bit #called

If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#behind #fall #faster #give #never

I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#against #am #be patient #best #develop

Urban America has been redlined. Government has not offered tax incentives for investment, as it has in a dozen foreign markets. Banks have redlined it. Industries have moved out, they've redlined it. Clearly, to break up the redlining process, there must be incentives to green-line with hedges against risk. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#america #banks #been #break #break up

You don't face Nolan Ryan without your rest. He's the only guy I go against that makes me go to bed before midnight. ↗

— Reggie Jackson

#bed #before #face #go #guy

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. ↗

— William James

#against #another #choose #greatest #greatest weapon

When you're up against an electric band like that, it's like you're on two separate planets. ↗

— Keith Jarrett

#band #electric #like #planets #separate

It's boring to have the same guy win. I'm actively rooting against myself. ↗

— Ken Jennings

#against #boring #guy #i #myself

I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world. ↗

— Peter Jennings

#came #commercialization #defense #defense mechanism #i