The leaders come up from the volunteers that do the work, and it's amazing because then they do these incredible things in their community that they never thought they had the power to make that happen. — 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
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
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
Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world. — Dolores Huerta Copy Share
We have to convince people that they have the power to elect people. The people they are electing are the ones making the decisions… — 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
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
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
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
I think that's something that all mothers have to deal with, especially single mothers. We work, and we have to leave the kids behind.… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share
The first time when I was organizing, I went out and started knocking on doors to see if people were registered to vote. I… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share
