Quotes by Barbara Jordan

“Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three oclock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.”

“If youre going to play the game properly, youd better know every rule.”

“One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.”

“I live a day at a time. Each day I look for a kernel of excitement. In the morning I say: What is my exciting thing for today? Then, I do the day. Dont ask me about tomorrow.”

“All my growth and development led me to believe that if you really do the right thing, and if you play by the rules, and if youve got good enough, solid judgment and common sense, that youre going to be able to do whatever you want to do with your life.”

“Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.”

“I never intended to become a run-of-the-mill person.”

“Life is too large to hang out a sign: For men Only”

“I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in We, the people.”

“I found out that if you are going to win games, you had better be ready to adapt.”

“Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.”

“I like your game but we have to change the rules.”

“Set aside half an hour every day to do all your worrying; then take a nap during this period.”

“There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.”

“A nap, my friend, is a brief period of sleep which overtakes superannuated persons when they endeavor to entertain unwelcome visitors or to listen to scientific lectures”

“Last night I dreamed I had insomnia. I woke up exhausted, yet too well rested to go back to sleep.”

“He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence”

“Now I lay me down to take my sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep; If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take”

“There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good nights sleep”

“The imperative is to define what is right and do it.”