Vernon Jordan Quotes

Vernon Jordan — American Businessman born on August 15, 1935,

Vernon Eulion Jordan, Jr. is an American business executive and civil rights activist in the United States. A leading figure in the Civil Rights Movement, he was chosen by President Bill Clinton as a close adviser. Jordan has become known as an influential figure in American politics... (wikipedia)

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

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

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.

A lot of companies make diversity a part of the performance goals against which an executive gets paid. Just as you have to make a certain sales number, you have to make a diversity number to get your bonus.

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

Vernon Jordan Quotes

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