All Dorothy Height Quotes
- We've got to work to save our children and do it with full respect for the fact that if we do not, no one else… Children
- My mother helped me understand how not to show off what I knew, but how to use it so that others might benefit. Benefit
- We are not a problem people, we are people with problems. Inspirational
- I am the product of many whose lives have touched mine, from the famous, distinguished, and powerful to the little known and the poor. Distinguished
- We have to see that all of us are in the same boat. All
- If the time is not ripe, we have to ripen the time. Funny
- Civil rights are civil rights. There are no persons who are not entitled to their civil rights. We have to recognize that we have a… Civil
- If the times aren't ripe, you have to ripen the times. Funny
- We have to realize we are building a movement. Building
- I think of my life as a unity of circles. Some are concentric, others overlap, but they all connect in some way. Sometimes the connections… All
- I want to be remembered as one who tried. Inspirational
- The Black family of the future will foster our liberation, enhance our self-esteem, and shape our ideas and goals. Black
- We had people of all backgrounds coming together - all races, all creeds, all colors, all status in life. And coming together there was a… All
- Progress comes from caring more about what needs to be done than about who gets the credit Caring
- When you're a black woman, you seldom get to do what you just want to do; you always do what you have to do. Black
- Without Community Service we wouldnot have a strong quality of Life Community
- Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals. Accomplish
- Without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It's important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It's… Community
- We have to improve life, not just for those who have the most skills and those who know how to manipulate the system. But also… Give
- No one will do for you what you need to do for yourself. We cannot afford to be separate. We have to see that all… Afford
- There is no contradiction between effective law enforcement and respect for civil and human rights. Civil
- There is no contradiction between effective law enforcement and respect for civil and human rights. Dr. King did not stir us to move for our… Civil
- A Negro woman has the same kind of problems as other women, but she can't take the same things for granted. Granted