All Cesar Chavez Quotes
- We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations… Achievement
- If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him... the people who give you their food give you… Commitment
- It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and… Allows
- Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures. Contempt
- Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free. Act
- We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure. Been
- The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people. Fight
- We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community - and this nation. Cherish
- Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers. Character
- Who gets the risks? The risks are given to the consumer, the unsuspecting consumer and the poor work force. And who gets the benefits? The… Benefits
- Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. What better books can there be than the book… Best
- There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence. Defeat
- When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit our lives are all that really belong to us. So it is how we use… Accountability
- From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with… Depth
- In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence. Cases
- There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance. Acceptance
- You are never strong enough that you don't need help. Change
- It's ironic that those who till the soil, cultivate and harvest the fruits, vegetables, and other foods that fill your tables with abundance have nothing… Abundance
- If you give yourself totally to the nonviolence struggle for peace and justice you also find that people give you their hearts and you will… Alone
- I am convinced that the truest act of courage, the strongest act of manliness, is to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally nonviolent struggle… Act
- Because we have suffered, and we are not afraid to suffer in order to survive, we are ready to give up everything - even our… Afraid
- When a man or woman, young, or old, takes a place on the picket line for even a day or two, he will never be… Day
- It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life. Belief
- ...there has to be someone who is willing to do it, who is willing to take whatever risks are required. I don't think it can… Alone
- Being of service is not enough. You must become a servant of the people. When you do, you can demand their commitment in return. Commitment