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
You don't have to be one of those people that accepts things as they are. Every day, take responsibility for changing them right where you are.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the importance of taking personal responsibility in creating change, rather than passively accepting the status quo.
Cory Booker encourages individuals to take an active role in enacting change rather than simply accepting situations as they are. He highlights the power of personal responsibility and the potential for impact that exists in everyday actions, suggesting that anyone can be a catalyst for change in their immediate environment.
Themes
ChangeResponsibilityActionImpactEmpowerment
In practice
Example use cases
Using this quote during a community meeting to inspire local members to take action.
More from Cory Booker
All quotes βWhen 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.
Cory BookerRead
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.
Cory BookerRead
I am the descendant of slaves, of people that were born from a slave and a slave master.
Cory BookerRead
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!
Cory BookerRead
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.
Cory BookerRead
Similar quotes
What I've seen, and the reactions from 'The Final Quarter' and 'The Australian Dream', is that a lot more people are more willing to share their stories around racism.
Adam GoodesRead
Poverty devastates families, communities and nations. It causes instability and political unrest and fuels conflict.
Kofi AnnanRead
Everywhere we go and move on and change, something's lost--something's left behind. You can't ever quite repeat anything, and I've been so yours, here--
F. Scott FitzgeraldRead
Through Black Lives Matter and social media, we've been able to have a really challenging discussion with America about police and how much it is investing in policing.
Patrisse CullorsRead
Dying is a matter of slapstick and pratfalls. The ageing process is not gradual or gentle. It rushes up, pushes you over and runs off laughing. No one should grow old who isn't ready to appear ridiculous.
John MortimerRead
We must develop huge demonstrations, because the world is used to big dramatic affairs. They think in terms of hundreds of thousands and millions and billions... Billions of dollars are appropriated at the twinkling of an eye. Nothing little counts.
A. Philip RandolphRead