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Dorothy Height Quotes

Dorothy Height quotes

American Activist March 24, 1912 – April 20, 2010

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We had people of all backgrounds coming together - all races, all creeds, all colors, all status in life. And coming together there was a kind of quiet dignity and a kind of sense of caring and a feeling of joint responsibility. Dorothy Height
Without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It's important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It's the way in which we ourselves grow and develop. Dorothy Height
We have to improve life, not just for those who have the most skills and those who know how to manipulate the system. But also for and with those who often have so much to give but never get the opportunity. Dorothy Height
There is no contradiction between effective law enforcement and respect for civil and human rights. Dr. King did not stir us to move for our civil rights to have them taken away in these kinds of fashions. Dorothy Height
Dorothy Height quote: "A Negro woman has the same kind of problems as other women,..."
A Negro woman has the same kind of problems as other women, but she can't take the same things for granted. Dorothy Height
We've got to work to save our children and do it with full respect for the fact that if we do not, no one else is going to do it. Dorothy Height
I am the product of many whose lives have touched mine, from the famous, distinguished, and powerful to the little known and the poor. Dorothy Height
Dorothy Height quote: "My mother helped me understand how not to show off what I..."
My mother helped me understand how not to show off what I knew, but how to use it so that others might benefit. Dorothy Height
You never teach a subject, you always teach a child. You teach children in a way that they will learn, and then things will fall in place for them. Dorothy Height
Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals. Dorothy Height
If I take a finger and touch you, you won't even know you've been tapped. If I take two fingers, you will know that something touched you. But if I bring all of those fingers together in a fist, I can give you a terrible blow! Dorothy Height
Dorothy Height quote: "We are not a problem people, we are people with problems."
We are not a problem people, we are people with problems. Dorothy Height
Dorothy Height quote: "even if you are a token, you have an important function to..."
...even if you are a token, you have an important function to fulfill. Dorothy Height
Dorothy Height quote: "We cannot afford to be separate. . . . We have to see that all..."
We cannot afford to be separate. . . . We have to see that all of us are in the same boat. Dorothy Height
No one will do for you what you need to do for yourself. We cannot afford to be separate. We have to see that all of us are in the same boat. Dorothy Height

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