Never, never is it possible to reach someone if you become angry or bitter only love and gentleness can do it. Maybe not this time but maybe the next or the hundredth time.
CESAR CHAVEZIf 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.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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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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In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
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When any person suffers for someone in greater need, that person is a human.
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Nonviolence is really tough. You don’t practice nonviolence at conferences; you practice it on picket-lines.
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The love for justice that is in us is not only the best part of our being but it is also the most true to our nature.
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Talk is cheap. It is the way we organize and use our lives everyday that tells what we believe in.
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Those who are willing to sacrifice and be of service have very little difficulty with people. They know what they are all about. People can’t help but want to be near them. They help them; they work with them. That’s what love is all about. It starts with your heart and radiates out.
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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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Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.
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In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.
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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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Organizing is an educational process. The best educational process in the union is the picket line and the boycott. You learn about life.
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You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
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There’s no reason to be non-violent. There’s no challenge unless you are living for 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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