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Dec 2, 2022 · My mentor Shirley Chisholm always told me, “if they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”. In conclusion, QI believes this quotation should be attributed to Shirley Chisholm based on the Donna Brazile’s remark crediting Chisholm in “People” magazine in 2005. Image Notes: Picture of folding chairs in the Alps ...
Learn about Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman to run for president, and her motto \"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.\" Explore her life, legacy, and the exhibit created by artist Marc Bushelle.
- “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” One of Congresswoman Chisholm’s most memorable quotes: “if they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”
- “Unbought and Unbossed” This mantra and slogan embodied Congresswoman Chisholm’s Presidential campaign, and indeed, how she led her life and career. It echoes with resounding relevance in our commitment to community self-determination, particularly when confronted with the challenges of cooptation as the profit motive (whether found in business or government) works tirelessly to neutralize the people’s power.
- “You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.” Congresswoman Chisholm displayed her commitment to the need to pursue progress by implementing ideas with the organizations she founded, such as the Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute and the National.
- “America has the laws and the material resources it takes to ensure justice for all its people. What it lacks is the heart, the humanity, the Christian love that it would take.”
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- On her intention to make history: "I'm here to tell you tonight, yes, I dare to say I'm going to run for the presidency. ... Regardless of the outcome, they will have to remember that a little hundred-pound woman, Shirley Chisholm, shook things up.
- On the silver lining of her unsuccessful presidential campaign: "The next time a woman of whatever color, or a dark-skinned person of whatever sex aspires to be president, the way should be a little smoother because I helped pave it."
- On how to make one's presence felt: "If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair."
- On the importance of focusing on domestic issues: "Unless we start to fight and defeat the enemies in our own country, poverty and racism, and make our talk of equality and opportunity ring true, we are exposed in the eyes of the world as hypocrites when we talk about making people free."
Nov 30, 2019 · Shirley Chisholm was the first Black major-party candidate to run for President of the United States. She said, \"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring in a folding chair.\" See more of her inspiring and empowering quotes on Gender on the Ballot.
Jan 1, 2005 · Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress, said, \"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.\" This quote expresses her determination and resilience in the face of discrimination and challenges.
Jan 26, 2016 · Shirley Chisholm wisdom "If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair." "Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt."
