True wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire.
CESAR CHAVEZWhen you sacrifice, you force others to sacrifice. It’s an extremely powerful weapon.
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Years of misguided teaching have resulted in the destruction of the best in our society, in our cultures and in the environment.
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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 a shallow legacy. In the end, we will be judged by other standards.
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To make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence.
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When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit our lives are all that really belong to us. So it is how we use our lives that determines the kind of men we are.
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When you sacrifice, you force others to sacrifice. It’s an extremely powerful weapon.
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In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
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Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed.
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If you give yourself totally to the nonviolence struggle for peace and justice you also find that people give you their hearts and you will never go hungry and never be alone.
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You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.
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Through Gandhi and my own life experience, I have learned about nonviolence. I believe that human life is a very special gift from God, and that no one has a right to take that away in any cause, however just. I am convinced that nonviolence is more powerful than violence.
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In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.
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In the no-nonsense school of adversity, which we did not choose for ourselves, we are learning how to operate a labor union.
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In 1968, I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry, and unhappy like we do.
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Our language is the reflection of ourselves.
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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, he cannot demand it.
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