Maynard Jackson

“Affirmative action is not a handout. It is a hand up.”

“I believe that this is a city of compassionate people, and that given the chance, they will prove that.”

“The airport is the engine that drives this city's economy.”

“We must be the spiritual and intellectual giants of our time. We must be the salt of the earth, the light of the world.”

“It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.”

“We must never, ever, ever, ever, ever give up.”

“Leadership is not a position or a title, it is action and example.”

“I want to be remembered as a mayor who cared about the people, all the people.”

“The issue is not whether there should be contracts with minorities. The issue is whether there will be a city left for any of us.”

“Politics is not a spectator sport.”