If you win non-violently, then you have a double victory, you have not only won your fight, but you remain free. Cesar Chavez More Quotes by Cesar Chavez More Quotes From Cesar Chavez Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers. Cesar Chavez growth reflection character When the man who feeds the world by toiling in the fields is himself deprived of the basic rights of feeding, sheltering, and caring for his own family, the whole community of man is sick. Cesar Chavez caring rights men From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with dignity and strength. Cesar Chavez strength success inspirational (Farm workers) are involved in the planting and the cultivation and the harvesting of the greatest abundance of food known in this society. They bring in so much food to feed you and me and the whole country and enough food to export to other places. The ironic thing and the tragic thing is that after they make this tremendous contribution, they don't have any money or any food left for themselves. Cesar Chavez abundance ironic country It is not good enough to know why we are oppressed and by whom. We must join the struggle for what is right and just. Jesus does not promise that it will be an easy way to live life and His own life certainly points in a hard direction; but it does promise that we will be "satisfied" (not stuffed; but satisfied). He promises that by giving life we will find life - full, meaningful life as God meant it. Cesar Chavez struggle meaningful jesus We have looked into the future and the future is ours. Cesar Chavez humbug 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. Cesar Chavez heart food love I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry and unhappy like we do. I feel very deeply about vegetarianism and the animal kingdom. It was my dog Boycott who led me to question the right of humans to eat other sentient beings. Cesar Chavez dog inspiring food It's ironic that those who till the soil, cultivate and harvest the fruits, vegetables, and other foods that fill your tables with abundance have nothing left for themselves. Cesar Chavez diversity vegetables justice We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure. Cesar Chavez strength struggle commitment Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. Cesar Chavez humiliate social-change social You are never strong enough that you don't need help. Cesar Chavez being-strong strength change The name of the game is to talk to people. If you don't talk to people, you can't get started...You knock on twenty doors or so, and twenty guys tell you to go to hell, or that they haven't got time. But maybe at the fortieth or sixtieth house you find the one guy who is all you need. You're not going to organize everything; you're just going to get it started. Cesar Chavez games doors commitment 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? Cesar Chavez real education book There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance. Cesar Chavez hard-work acceptance commitment We are confident. We have ourselves. We know how to sacrifice. We know how to work. We know how to combat the forces that oppose us. But even more than that, we are true believers in the whole idea of justice. Justice is so much on our side, that that is going to see us through. Cesar Chavez sacrifice justice ideas We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community - and this nation. Cesar Chavez diversity community parent I am an organizer, not a union leader. A good organizer has to work hard and long. There are no shortcuts. You just keep talking to people, working with them, sharing, exchanging and they come along. Cesar Chavez hard-work leadership talking We must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline. Cesar Chavez discipline form commitment Being of service is not enough. You must become a servant of the people. When you do, you can demand their commitment in return. Cesar Chavez demand people commitment
