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Shirley Chisholm Quotes

Shirley Chisholm quotes

American Politician November 3, 1924 – January 1, 2005

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Shirley Chisholm quote: "Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in..."
Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black. Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm quote: "The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of..."
The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: It's a girl. Shirley Chisholm
Political organizations are formed to keep the powerful in power. Their first rule is “don’t rock the boat.” If someone makes trouble and you can get him, do it. If you can’t get him, bring him in. Give him some of the action, let him have a taste of power. Power is all anyone wants, and if he has a promise of it as a reward for being good, he’ll be good. Anyone who does not play by those rules is incomprehensible to most politicians. Shirley Chisholm
The liberals in the House strongly resemble liberals I have known through the last two decades in the civil rights conflict. When it comes time to show on which side they will be counted, they excuse themselves. Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm quote: "I am and always will be a catalyst for change."
I am and always will be a catalyst for change. Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm quote: "At present, our country needs women's idealism and..."
At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else. Shirley Chisholm
Congress seems drugged and inert most of the time... its idea of meeting a problem is to hold hearings or, in extreme cases, to appoint a commission. Shirley Chisholm
There is little place in the political scheme of things for an independent, creative personality, for a fighter. Anyone who takes that role must pay a price. Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm quote: "Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just..."
Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt. Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm quote: "I don't measure America by its achievement but by its potential."
I don't measure America by its achievement but by its potential. Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm quote: "In the end anti-black, anti-female, and all forms of..."
In the end anti-black, anti-female, and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same thing: anti-humanism. Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm quote: "You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines,..."
You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas. Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm quote: "Be as bold as the first man or [woman] to eat an oyster."
Be as bold as the first man or [woman] to eat an oyster. Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm quote: "Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth."
Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth. Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm quote: "When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that..."
When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses. Shirley Chisholm

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