Wayne Messam Quotes

American - Athlete June 7, 1974

As a son of Jamaican immigrants whose father cut sugarcane as a contract farm worker for over a decade and whose mother was a cook who fed those migrant workers out in the fields, the odds have always been against me growing up in rural South Bay, Fla.

Attempts to minimize the deep racial wounds in our history only set our society as a whole back.

History Society Only Deep Attempts Minimize Racial Wounds Back Our Set Whole

Until we address the pervasive structural and interpersonal threats facing communities of color, we will remain unequipped to make equity a reality.

Reality Will Color Make Address Equity Facing Interpersonal Pervasive Structural Threats Communities Remain Until

As one of the largest states in the country, Florida's vibrant diversity is a key part of our nation's story.

Country Diversity Nation Story Florida Largest Vibrant Key Our Part States

My parents immigrated to this country from Jamaica with no more than a fifth-grade education.

Education Parents Country More Jamaica Than

I was the first of my siblings born here in the United States.

Born Here First United Sibling States United States

Young people across the country have grown up traumatized by the gun violence epidemic.

People Gun Country Violence Epidemic Traumatized Across Grown Grown-Up Up Young Young People

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Wayne Messam
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Military-assault weapons have no place in civilian hands.

Hands Place Weapons Civilian

We cannot allow those with mental illness or record of hate or violence access guns and terrorize this country.

Hate Country Violence Cannot Guns Illness Mental Illness We Cannot Access Allow Mental Record Those

I'm passionate about the American Dream because it's not a fictitious thing for me. It's real for me.

Me American Dream Real Dream Fictitious About American Because Passionate Thing

When you have a senior citizen who can't afford her prescription medicine, Washington is broken.

You Broken Who Medicine Afford Citizen Prescription Senior Her Washington

Everyday people are graduating from universities with crippling debt, stifling their opportunity for financial mobility, that is what's broken with this country.

People Opportunity Broken Country Crippling Debt Everyday Everyday People Graduating Mobility Stifling Universities Financial

America belongs to all of us. The promise of America belongs to all of us.

America Us Promise Belongs

I'm actually an American success story.

Success American Story Success Story Actually

I feel that this nation should open its doors to any person that would like to contribute to this society.

Society Doors Feel Person Contribute Any I Feel Like Nation Open Should Would

Construction will always be needed. You will always need to renovate projects.

You Will Always Construction Need Needed Projects

I'm not backed by the super PACs and the big corporations.

Big Super Corporations Backed Big Corporations

The real question should be, what does Washington experience have to do with meeting the needs of the American people?

Experience People Real American American People Meeting Real Question Does Needs Question Should Washington

As president I will push for national student loan forgiveness.

Forgiveness Will Push Student Loan National President

The cost of a college degree has skyrocketed out of control.

Control College Cost Degree College Degree Out

When you look at a mayor, Americans see mayors favorably. We are at the front line of what Americans are dealing with every day.

You Day Look Front Line Dealing Mayor Mayors American Every Every Day Front Line See

What does Washington experience have to do with meeting the needs of the American people?

Experience People American Meeting American People Does Needs Washington

When you compare mayors to Washington insiders, Americans see that mayors actually get the job done.

You Job See Done Compare Mayors Actually American Get Washington

Wayne Messam does not have any financial problems and is a classic American Success Story.

Success Problems American Story Classic Success Story Wayne Any Does Financial

My experience at Florida State helped me to have the discipline to prepare as well as to endure challenging spots.

Me Experience Discipline Endure Challenging Florida Prepare Spots Helped State Well

Obviously as a mayor, I'm in competition with my neighboring cities as well as cities around the country.

Competition Country Well Mayor Cities Neighboring Around Obviously

Mayors are known to be problem-solvers.

I'm not truly convinced solutions are coming out of Washington.

Coming Out Convinced Truly Solutions Washington

I do not believe that the best ideas come from Washington.

Best Believe Ideas Come Washington

I'm a business owner.

Business Owner Business Owner

I think solving the problems of America is what's good.

Good Think Problems America Solving I Think

You only have one vessel. And the more we invest in our bodies, the better we feel about ourselves.

You Better Feel Only Bodies Invest Vessel About More Our Ourselves

People who face discrimination due to the color of their skin, are often obstructed by institutional barriers across our society - from education and housing, to employment and healthcare, to voting rights and the criminal justice system.

Black Americans have organized all across this country because we have an unequal justice system, not because anyone demands special privileges.

Justice Black Country Special Black Americans Demands Organized Privileges Unequal Across American Anyone Because System

Black lives matter' doesn't mean that all lives do not matter, rather it is a cry for equal treatment in the greater circle of justice for all Americans.

Justice Matter Black Circle All Americans Cry Treatment American Equal Greater Lives Mean Rather

The people need someone who's closer to them and the American people need someone who will be their change agent and fight for the issues that are important to them.

Change People Fight Will Agent American People Closer American Important Issues Need Someone Them Who

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