Vernon Jordan

But there will come a time and a place to give back, and each individual will recognize that time and place. ↗

— Vernon Jordan

#come #each #give #individual #place

Every company, every boardroom in which I sit, has a plan, and they have objectives, goals, and a process. And to make it work, the pressure and incentive have to come from the top. ↗

— Vernon Jordan

#company #every #goals #i #incentive

I had a sense of what leadership meant and what it could do for you. So am I surprised that I am sitting up here on the 62nd floor of Rockefeller Plaza? No. ↗

— Vernon Jordan

#could #floor #had #here #i

I'm here because I stand on many, many shoulders, and that's true of every black person I know who has achieved. ↗

— Vernon Jordan

#because #black #every #here #i

My mother was the president of the PTA at every school I attended. ↗

— Vernon Jordan

#every #i #mother #president #pta

September 11 stands on its own as a terrible tragedy. ↗

— Vernon Jordan

#september #stands #terrible #terrible tragedy #tragedy

Terrorism is not new to black people. ↗

— Vernon Jordan

#new #people #terrorism

The last job I applied for was to be a bus driver for the Chicago Transit Authority in 1957. ↗

— Vernon Jordan

#authority #bus #bus driver #chicago #driver

You have to be careful how you're using the word boycott. ↗

— Vernon Jordan

#boycott #careful #how #using #word