Jesse Moore Quotations

I loved every minute of it. I found my calling. This is what I wanted to do.

He said, 'You will take the test.' So we took the test, the whole class, all seven of us.

I was one of the happiest people in Florida that day, not just in Bradford County.

You know what, I blame George Bush. Instead of shoring up this country and making it really defensible, which is what his job is, he went out and started an illegal war in Iraq that is doing nothing but starting a civil war in that country. It's insane.

The one thing that sticks with me is that I love New Orleans. It's not a city. It's a way of life. It's a place that you fall deeply in love with.

When you have winds from 80 to 100 mph it can do damage similar to that of a tornado. That can do some very, very big damage.

I've been on this nomadic run. Boy, do I just want to go home.

It was a labor of love. I feel blessed I had the opportunity to work in jobs that I loved and with young people in my own community for 38 years. I'm thankful for it.

The state and the city of Indianapolis are really attempting to pick up the pace a little bit. It's hard to say what corporations are doing.

December 20th was the last time we had any appreciable rain. We had about a quarter-inch over the area. That wasn't enough to help that much.

Back in 1957, African American teachers were a dime a dozen.

I wanted to attend college, but the I knew under the circumstances there was very little chance.

They just kept hugging me and telling me they loved New Orleans and they can't wait to get back and 'Thank you so much for bringing New Orleans to us,' ... They were acting like it was Mardi Gras. The spirit is still alive.

I just want to play. I'm just so sad not to be home. I just want to go home.

I didn't know much about vocations that were available, but I knew about teachers. Teachers at that time were highly respected in their communities, so I wanted to be a teacher.

I could not wait to get back. I know I'm one of the lucky ones. My apartment was fine ... A lot of guys can't come back.