Cesar Chavez Quotes

149 quotes in 1976 categories

• 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
• Self dedication is a spiritual experience. Commitment
• The name of the game is to talk to people. If you don't talk to people, you can't get started...You knock on twenty doors or… All
• There are vivid memories from my childhood-what we had to go through because of low wages and the conditions, basically because there was no union.… Any
• There's no turning back...We will win. We are winning because ours is a revolution of mind and heart... Commitment
• We must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline. Carries
• I remember with strong feelings the families who joined our movement and paid dues long before there was any hope of winning contracts. Sometimes, fathers… Any
• The picket line is the best place to train organizers. One day on the picket line is where a man makes his commitment. The longer… Beautiful
• In this world it is possible to achieve great material wealth, to live an opulent life. But a life built upon those things alone leaves… Achieve
• When you have people together who believe in something very strongly - whether it's religion or politics or unions - things happen. Believe
• A symbol is an important thing. That is why we chose an Aztec eagle. It gives pride...When people see it they know it means dignity. Aztec
• Do not romanticize the poor...We are all people, human beings subject to the same temptations and faults as all others. Our poverty damages our dignity. All
• What is at stake is human dignity. If a man is not accorded respect he cannot respect himself and if he does not respect himself,… Accorded
• The strike and the boycott, they have cost us much. What they have not paid us in wages, better working conditions, and new contracts, they… Better
• The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character. All
• Years of misguided teaching have resulted in the destruction of the best in our society, in our cultures and in the environment. Best

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