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.
CESAR CHAVEZNonviolence is really tough. You don’t practice nonviolence at conferences; you practice it on picket-lines.
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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.
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In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
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When a man or woman, young, or old, takes a place on the picket line for even a day or two, he will never be the same again.
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If you’re not frightened that you might fail, you’ll never do the job. If you’re frightened, you’ll work like crazy.
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It’s amazing how people can get so excited about a rocket to the moon and not give a damn about smog, oil leaks, the devastation of the environment with pesticides, hunger, disease.
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There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
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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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The people who give you their food give you their heart.
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There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.
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If you are interested in preventing animal suffering, the first thing you should give up is eggs and milk, because the animals who produce those foods lead the most unhappy lives. You would do better to eat meat and stop eating eggs and dairy products.
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The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.
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Concentration is inspiration. You must be completely overtaken by your work and your subject. Only then do all your influences and experience come up to the surface.
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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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Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other.
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What I do shows people what kind of person I am.
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