Andrew Young

Andrew Young
Andrew Jackson Young, Jr.is an American politician, diplomat, activist, and pastor from Georgia. He has served as a Congressman from Georgia's 5th congressional district, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and Mayor of Atlanta. He served as President of the National Council of Churches USA, was a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conferenceduring the Civil Rights Movement, and was a supporter and friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 March 1932
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
Martin's real dream was to be a preacher at this church.
I always quoted to my parents from Kahlil Gibran, "The Prophet." Your children are not your children. They come through you, but not from you. You can give them your love, but not your thoughts, for they come from a land that you cannot enter, not even in your wildest dreams.
I have committed my life to helping the poor, and I believe that if more companies followed Wal-Mart's lead in providing opportunity and savings to those who need it most, more Americans battling poverty would realize the American dream.
Beauty and love are all my dream; They change not with the changing day; Love stays forever like a stream That flows but never flows away;
Nobody black had learned anything from the Letter from the Birmingham Jail or from the I Have a Dream speech. That was a revelation of white people.
It would be no different than it is here. The Carter Center runs the programs and the parks service maintains the grounds and the buildings.
I understand that she was asleep last night and her daughter went in to wake her up and she was not able to and so she quietly slipped away. Her spirit will remain with us just as her husbands has.
Rosa Parks was the inspiration... simply by the act of her being who she was, a sweet and loving and simple child of God who refused to let anybody or anything force her to compromise her spirit.
We say those who suffered here ... your suffering is not in vain. We assure you that we, the children of the world, will learn new lessons. We will define the future, not hatred, not bitterness, not alienation. But joy (and) happiness.
Without all of this, ... Jimmy Carter nor Bill Clinton might never have been elected president.
From my discussions with Michael, his finances were structured precisely according to his wishes. I understand the money is exactly where it is supposed to be.
She was strong if not stronger than he was.
There is no safer place to put your money than in the middle of the U.S.
Why do we vote on Tuesday? Why don't we vote on the weekend?.