110 Quotes by Dolores Huerta

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!

We just have to convince other people that they have power. This is what they can do by participating to make change, not only in their community, but many times changing in their own lives. Once they participate, they get their sense of power.

Every single day we sit down to eat, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and at our table we have food that was planted, picked, or harvested by a farm worker. Why is it that the people who do the most sacred work in our nation are the most oppressed, the most exploited?

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.

Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.

Respecting other people’s rights is peace.

Pride and roots is what it is. It definitely does not mean separation or nationalism in the sense that we want to go back to Mexico.

This is a terrific opportunity for young people to learn what the democratic process is about, the way that bills are passed. I explained this whole procedure to the students.

Not spending any money at all would show the economic impact of Latino purchasing power.