Vernon Jordan

“You are where you are today because you stand on somebody's shoulders. And wherever you are heading, you cannot get there by yourself.”

“If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.”

“The difference between a mop and a broom is which one you're on the end of.”

“I do not have a monopoly on hope.”

“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.”

“We must not be silent when we see injustice.”

“I believe that education is the great equalizer.”

“Both my mother and I were determined that we weren't going to be victims.”

“My mother said, 'You've got to be a preacher or a lawyer or an undertaker.' I said, 'I'll be a lawyer.'”