It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and just. He gives us the gift of life and allows us to choose the way we will use our limited time on earth. It is an awesome opportunity.
CESAR CHAVEZThere is enough love and good will in our movement to give energy to our struggle and still have plenty left over to break down and change the climate of hate and fear around us.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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The only ones who make things change are fanatics. If you’re not a fanatic around here, you can’t cut it.
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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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We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.
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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 1968, I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry, and unhappy like we do.
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We do not need to kill or destroy to win. We are a movement that builds and not destroys.
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We have looked into the future and the future is ours.
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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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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 substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.
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In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
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When you sacrifice, you force others to sacrifice. It’s an extremely powerful weapon.
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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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The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.
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We’ll organize workers in this movement as long as we’re willing to sacrifice. The moment we stop sacrificing, we stop organizing.
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