"My mother was a very wonderful woman. When……" — Dolores Huerta
"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 night and as a waitress during the day. But she saved enough money to establish a restaurant."
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18 Quotes by Dolores Huerta
Dolores Huerta has 18 quotes on this site.
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Giving kids clothes and food is one thing, but it's much more important to teach them that other people besides…
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I quit because I can’t stand seeing kids come to class hungry and needing shoes. I thought I could do…
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Organized labor is the only way to have fair distribution of wealth.
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The great social justice changes in our country have happened when people came together, organized, and took direct action. It…
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Among our people, theres not any question about women being strong -- even stronger than men -- they work in…
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I think we brought to the world, the United States anyway, the whole idea of boycotting as a nonviolent tactic.…
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When you have a conflict, that means that there are truths that have to be addressed on each side of…
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My mother was a dominant force in our family. And that was great for me as a young woman, because…
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We as women should shine light on our accomplishments and not feel egotistical when we do. It's a way to…
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Every minute a chance to change the world…
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We must use our lives to make the world a better place to live, not just to acquire things. That…
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If you haven't forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others?
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