Collectives Quote by Dolores Huerta

When you talk about sacrifices, the ones in my family who have sacrificed are my children, because I love what I'm doing. I love…

— Dolores Huerta

As a youngster and being a Latina, you see so much injustice.

— Dolores Huerta

If you don't know, your labor unions and community organizations, there's somebody you can ask to guide you. A lot of people, especially in…

— Dolores Huerta

Every single day we sit down to eat, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and at our table we have food that was planted, picked, or…

— Dolores Huerta

Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.

— Dolores Huerta

We know we only have about half of our population that's voting.

— Dolores Huerta

We have to convince people that they have the power to elect people. The people they are electing are the ones making the decisions…

— Dolores Huerta

If we can just convince other people to get involved, this could make some major changes in our society. It's very exhilarating.

— Dolores Huerta

Honor the hands that harvest your crops.

— Dolores Huerta

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…

— Dolores Huerta

I started really noticing, more and more, how men will plagiarize and take credit for women's work... I've noticed that it just happens a…

— Dolores Huerta

It was really hard for them to intimidate me. They felt I was intimidating. One of the growers had a name for me: I…

— Dolores Huerta