Cesar Chavez Quotes

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.

Every time we sit at a table at night or in the morning to enjoy the fruits and grain and vegetables from our good earth, remember that they come from the work of men and women and children who have been exploited for generations.

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.

The people who give you their food give you their heart.

There’s no reason to be non-violent. There’s no challenge unless you are living for people.

Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak. Non-violence is hard work.

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.

The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.