Al Sharpton Quotes (58 quotes)

“Clearly, lied. Now if he is an unconscious liar, and doesn't realize when he's lying, then we're really in trouble.”
[Source: Democratic presidental debate at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin held on 15 Feb. 2004 [1]]
―Al Sharpton

“Bill Clinton strikes me as the kind of guy who goes wherever the polls lead him, rather than leading the polls.”
―Al Sharpton

“Dr. King used Gandhi's commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.”
―Al Sharpton

“Dr. King's general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.”
―Al Sharpton

“During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time for the Christian right to meet the right Christians.”
―Al Sharpton

“Evangelicals catapulted George W. Bush back to the White House.”
―Al Sharpton

“How do you make things fair?”
―Al Sharpton

“I do believe the Democratic party has moved far to the right. I do believe that the party has a bunch of elephants running around in donkey clothes.”
―Al Sharpton

“I grew up in the 1950s and '60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan.”
―Al Sharpton

“I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of people. I love theology and some philosophy.”
―Al Sharpton

“I was raised by a single mother who made a way for me. She used to scrub floors as a domestic worker, put a cleaning rag in her pocketbook and ride the subways in Brooklyn so I would have food on the table. But she taught me as I walked her to the subway that life is about not where you start, but where you're going. That's family values.”
―Al Sharpton

“I was the first candidate to come out against this war, spoke at every anti-war march.”
―Al Sharpton

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Born: October 03, 1954

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Bio: Alfred Charles Al Sharpton, Jr. is an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist, and television/radio talk show host. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election. He hosts his own radio talk show, Keepin' It Real, and he makes regular guest appearances on Fox News CNN, and MSNBC.

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