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
We rise in glory as we sink in pride.
No nation as rich as ours should have so many people isolated on islands of poverty in such a sea of material wealth.
It is a blessing to die for a cause, because you can so easily die for nothing.
I have about concluded that wealth is a state of mind, and that anyone can acquire a wealthy state of mind by thinking rich thoughts.
The two are not mutually exclusive, but we think we can have wealth without good ideas and without values and without a clear vision. Wealth without vision is insanity.
Any racial reconciliation we've had in this country has come not out of confrontation but out of a spirit of reconciliation. If we continue to practice an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, we'll eventually end up with a land of people who are blind and toothless.
In a world where change is inevitable and continuous, the need to achieve that change without violence is essential for survival.
My hope for my children must be that they respond to the still, small voice of God in their own hearts.
Influence is like a savings account, the less you use it, the more you've got
It's hard not to have friends. In fact, as soon as you become mayor, everybody is your friend. They might use your name in a way you might not know anything about.
That does a significant amount of damage to you. People have such negative opinions of politicians. They always assume politicians are guilty.
Civil rights leaders are involved in helping poor people. That's what I've been doing all my life.
This time he wasn't so lucky. He was caught on camera... and I think he's going to be doing some jail time.
For those who care about the poor, it is time to step up, speak out and join this national discussion.