James L. Farmer, Jr. famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Courage, after all, is not being unafraid, but doing what needs to be done in spite of fear.
-- James L. Farmer, Jr.

#Needs #Done #Spite
Ugliness has its own splendor when it houses a soul of beauty.
-- James L. Farmer, Jr.

#House #Soul #Splendor
Institutional practices, it seems, perpetuate themselves mostly by their invisibility.
-- James L. Farmer, Jr.

#Practice #Invisibility
Evil societies always kill their consciences.
-- James L. Farmer, Jr.

#Evil #Civil Rights #Conscience
Inner city education must change. Our responsibility is not merely to provide access to knowledge; we must produce educated people.
-- James L. Farmer, Jr.

#Education #Responsibility #Cities
We, who are the living, possess the past. Tomorrow is for our martyrs.
-- James L. Farmer, Jr.

#Past #Civil Rights #Tomorrow
Anyone who said he wasn't afraid during the civil rights movement was either a liar or without imagination. I was scared all the time. My hands didn't shake but inside I was shaking.
-- James L. Farmer, Jr.

#Liars #Rights #Hands
If we do not save the environment, then whatever we do in civil rights will be of no meaning, because then we will have the equality of extinction.
-- James L. Farmer, Jr.

#Rights #Extinction #Environment
It's hard to pay attention and stay focused, especially when there is a lot going on around you.
-- James L. Farmer, Jr.

#Focus #Attention #Pay
Over the years, there has been an intermingling of film and aircraft. This relationship has generated all kinds of movies, including those filmed in San Diego.
-- James L. Farmer, Jr.

#Years #Cinema #San Diego

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