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.
DOLORES HUERTAI hope people become inspired to become active in their community. That’s the important thing.
More Dolores Huerta Quotes
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Especially as a teenager, I was always being racially profiled by the police. You just see all this injustice, and you want to do something about it, but you don’t know how.
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When you choose to give up your time and resources to participate in community work, that’s what makes a leader.
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We as women should shine light on our accomplishments and not feel egotistical when we do. It’s a way to let the world know that we as women can accomplish great things!
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Why is it that farmworkers feed the nation but they can’t get food stamps?
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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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Every minute a chance to change the world.
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My mother was a dominant force in our family. And that was great for me as a young woman, because I never saw that women had to be dominated by men.
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Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.
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If we can just convince other people to get involved, this could make some major changes in our society. It’s very exhilarating.
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I am happy to see that, increasingly, people care about farm workers. There is tremendous interest in where and how our food is grown.
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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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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’m glad that the fact that people are still getting poisoned by pesticide drift is gaining attention.
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We must use our lives to make the world a better place to live, not just to acquire things. That is what we are put on the earth for.
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As a youngster and being a Latina, you see so much injustice.
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