Leadership is a choice one makes.
DOLORES HUERTAPeople would say ‘Who is a leader?’ A leader is a person that does the work. It’s very simple. It’s a personal choice for people who choose to put in their time and their commitment to do the work. It’s a personal choice.
More Dolores Huerta Quotes
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We criticize and separate ourselves from the process. We’ve got to jump right in there with both feet.
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Once you see the outcomes and the results, and you see how many people are helped and benefitting, you want to keep on doing it because it’s so simple.
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Sometimes, we have to promote ourselves. Just go out and be very active about trying to find an opportunity.
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The racist rhetoric from politicians is inspiring people to organize, as more people see what happens by not getting active.
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Exercise your right to vote.
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I’m glad that the fact that people are still getting poisoned by pesticide drift is gaining attention.
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If you haven’t forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others?
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If we don’t have workers organized into labor unions, we’re in great peril of losing our democracy.
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We know we only have about half of our population that’s voting.
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In fact, the corporations are driving out the competition and it is not getting better, especially when they are not paying income taxes. Thank goodness for the social media out there, because we sure can’t count on the corporate media to get the word out.
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The thing about nonviolence is that it spreads. When you get people to participate in nonviolent action – whether it’s a fast, a march, a boycott, or a picket line – people hear you, people see you, people are learning from that action.
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Giving kids clothes and food is one thing, but it’s much more important to teach them that other people besides themselves are important and that the best thing they can do with their lives is to use them in the service of other people.
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I call myself an addicted organizer.
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Don’t be a marshmallow. Walk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk. Stop being vegetables. Work for Justice. Viva the boycott!
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People would say ‘Who is a leader?’ A leader is a person that does the work. It’s very simple. It’s a personal choice for people who choose to put in their time and their commitment to do the work. It’s a personal choice.
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