When you talk about sacrifices, the ones in my family who have sacrificed are my children, because I love what I'm doing.… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
My mother was a dominant force in our family. And I always saw her as the leader. And that was great for… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
My mother was a dominant force in our family. And that was great for me as a young woman, because I never… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
My mother never made me do anything for my brothers, like serve them. I think that's an important lesson, especially for the… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
My children grew up very resourceful and strong in spite of them having to live with different families and that I had… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
When you talk about sacrifices, the ones in my family who have sacrificed are my children, because I love what I'm doing. I love… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
If you don't know, your labor unions and community organizations, there's somebody you can ask to guide you. A lot of people, especially in… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
Every single day we sit down to eat, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and at our table we have food that was planted, picked, or… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world. — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
We have to convince people that they have the power to elect people. The people they are electing are the ones making the decisions about how our tax dollars are going to be spent. Is it going to be for more jails, or for more schools? For more house services? It's very important that people understand that, do their research… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share
If we can just convince other people to get involved, this could make some major changes in our society. It's very exhilarating. — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
Giving kids clothes and food is one thing, but it's much more important to teach them that other people besides themselves are important and… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
I started really noticing, more and more, how men will plagiarize and take credit for women's work... I've noticed that it just happens a… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
It was really hard for them to intimidate me. They felt I was intimidating. One of the growers had a name for me: I… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
