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  2. Jan 1, 2018 · Shirley Chisholm Quotes. All quotes Civil Rights Country Discrimination Justice Prejudice Racism Social Justice. You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas. Shirley Chisholm. Inspiring, Ideas, African American.

    • “When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses.” ― Shirley Chisholm.
    • “The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: "It's a girl.” ― Shirley Chisholm.
    • “If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” ― Shirley Chisholm.
    • “In the end anti-black, anti-female, and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same thing: anti-humanism.” ― Shirley Chisholm.
    • You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.
    • If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.
    • We must reject not only the stereotypes that others have of us but also those that we have of ourselves.
    • I want history to remember me... not as the first black woman to have made a bid for the presidency of the United States, but as a black woman who lived in the 20th century and who dared to be herself.
    • 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."
  3. Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman to serve in the United States Congress and a candidate for president in 1972. She was a champion of women's rights, social justice, and anti-racism. See selected quotes from her books, speeches, and interviews on topics such as feminism, politics, and history.

  4. Dec 19, 2023 · “If they don’t⁤ give you a seat at the table, ‍bring a folding chair.” – Chisholms advice on making space for oneself⁣ in a system that may not be welcoming. “Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth.” – Chisholms belief in the importance of giving back to one’s community.

  5. Mar 10, 2021 · 1. "I have never cared too much what people say. What I am interested in is what they do." - Shirley Chisholm. 2. "When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses." - Shirley Chisholm. 3." The Constitution they wrote was designed to protect the rights of white, male citizens." - Shirley Chisholm. 4.

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