There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.
CESAR CHAVEZWe must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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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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It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life.
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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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Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others.
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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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I’ve always maintained that it isn’t the form that’s going to make the difference. It isn’t the rule or the procedure or the ideology, but it’s human beings that will make it.
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We have looked into the future and the future is ours.
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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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Because we have suffered, and we are not afraid to suffer in order to survive, we are ready to give up everything – even our lives – in our struggle for justice.
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What I do shows people what kind of person I am.
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Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves – and be free.
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A symbol is an important thing. That is why we chose an Aztec eagle. It gives pride. When people see it they know it means dignity.
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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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When any person suffers for someone in greater need, that person is a human.
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If we are full of hatred, we can’t really do our work. Hatred saps all that strength and energy we need to plan.
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