My family is no different from yours. We may be different from the geography that we come from. Some of you all may pray differently than I do, some of you all may be from a different ethnicity, but we all have the same story.
Cory BookerRead
We're heading towards a perception tipping point where it's going to soon become a foregone conclusion that not only has Newark turned a corner, but it's way down the right road.
Interpretation
The quote highlights a significant shift in perception regarding Newark's progress and future.
Cory Booker's quote emphasizes a pivotal moment in how Newark is perceived. It suggests that the city has made substantial strides in its development and that people are beginning to recognize the positive changes that have occurred, indicating a collective understanding that the city is on the right path towards improvement and growth.
In practice
During a community meeting, I referenced Cory Booker's quote to inspire hope about Newark's future.
My family is no different from yours. We may be different from the geography that we come from. Some of you all may pray differently than I do, some of you all may be from a different ethnicity, but we all have the same story.
When I was just a twenty-something, I came to Newark, and I found a connection to the city in a spiritual way. I found a connection here and people here that reminded me so much of my roots and my own family.
I think Newark has been in the crosshairs in every generation of the fight to achieve America. And I think Newark is a city that's at that crossroads still.
I am the descendant of slaves, of people that were born from a slave and a slave master.
Let your critics make you humble, and your enemies make you wise. Learn from every stumble but let nothing keep you down, for you were born to rise!
The drug war has been a war where the direct casualties have primarily been America's poor; America's minorities; and often, unfortunately, America's vulnerable, in terms of people with disease and addiction and mental health.
We were thrilled and we were privileged to be part of a revolution, because make no mistake about it, Ted Turner changed the world with CNN.
I'm going to do anything I can do - whether that's being part of FIFA or creating some sort of movement that can actually impart real equality across all lines - in every country, every city, every sector all over the world, that's what I'm going to do.
Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.
Hope is the foundational quality of all change, and encouragement is the fuel which keeps hope alive.
If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito.
Every generation has the right to build its own world out of the materials of the past, cemented by the hopes of the future.
Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.