Our language is the reflection of ourselves.
CESAR CHAVEZThere’s no turning back. We will win. We are winning because ours is a revolution of mind and heart.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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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.
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In the final analysis it doesn’t really matter what the political system is. We don’t need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation.
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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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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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Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. What better books can there be than the book of humanity?
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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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The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.
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Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others.
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The non-violent technique does not depend for its success on the goodwill of the oppressor, but rather on the unfailing assistance of God.
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We have looked into the future and the future is ours.
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There’s no turning back. We will win. We are winning because ours is a revolution of mind and heart.
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Self dedication is a spiritual experience.
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History will judge societies and governments – and their institutions – not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless.
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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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If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat with him… the people who give you their food give you their heart.
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