All Dolores Huerta Quotes
- 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 that… Army
- I quit because I can’t stand seeing kids come to class hungry and needing shoes. I thought I could do more by organizing farm workers… Children
- Organized labor is the only way to have fair distribution of wealth. Distribution
- The great social justice changes in our country have happened when people came together, organized, and took direct action. It is this right that sustains… Action
- Among our people, theres not any question about women being strong -- even stronger than men -- they work in the fields right along with… Along
- I think we brought to the world, the United States anyway, the whole idea of boycotting as a nonviolent tactic. I think we showed the… Boycotting
- When you have a conflict, that means that there are truths that have to be addressed on each side of the conflict. And when you… Addressed
- My mother was a dominant force in our family. And that was great for me as a young woman, because I never saw that women… Dominant
- We as women should shine light on our accomplishments and not feel egotistical when we do. It's a way to let the world know that… Accomplish
- Every minute a chance to change the world… Chance
- We must use our lives to make the world a better place to live, not just to acquire things. That is what we are put… Acquire
- If you haven't forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others? Forgive
- Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world. Activist
- I think organized labor is a necessary part of democracy. Organized labor is the only way to have fair distribution of wealth. Democracy
- My mother was a very wonderful woman. When she and my dad divorced, she moved to California and worked two jobs in the cannery at… California
- I remember as a little girl going down to the beet fields in the Dakotas and in Nebraska and Wyoming as migrant workers when I… Beet
- My dad was very intelligent, had a very strong personality. I was amazed with my father. Amazed
- My mother was a dominant force in our family. And I always saw her as the leader. And that was great for me as a… Always Saw