Quotes by Dolores Huerta

“If you havent forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others.”

“Giving kids clothes and food is one thing but its 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.”

“Among poor people, theres not any question about women being strong -- even stronger than men -- they work in the fields right along with the men. When your survival is at stake, you dont have these questions about yourself like middle-class women do.”

“Walk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk.”

“went back to our old culture, the Latino culture.”

“We criticize and separate ourselves from the process. Weve got to jump right in there with both feet.”

“We are inspired by what is happening here. The revolution here is electoral. It has inspired us to take these lessons to our country and to inspire our people too.”

“Dont be a marshmallow. Walk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk. Stop being vegetables. Work for Justice. Viva the boycott!”

“Were here celebrating a new civil rights movement, and its headed up by Latinos.”

“None of that would have happened had it not been for the marches. But our work is not done.”

If you havent forgiven yourself something how can you forgive others?

Giving kids clothes and food is one thing but its 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.

We criticize and separate ourselves from the process. Weve got to jump right in there with both feet.

My mother never made me do anything for my brothers, like serve them. I think thats an important lesson, especially for the Latino culture, because the women are expected to be the ones that serve and cook and whatever. Not in our family. Everybody was equal.

My dad was very intelligent, had a very strong personality. I was amazed with my father.

My mother was a very wonderful woman. When she and my dad divorced, she moved to California and worked two jobs in the cannery at night and as a waitress during the day. But she saved enough money to establish a restaurant.