“In the end, anti-Black, anti-female and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same thing: anti-humanism.”
"That I am a national figure because I was the first person in 192 years to be at once a congressman, black, and a woman proves, I think, that our society is not yet either just or free."
- Shirley Chisholm
Awareness
"Don’t listen to those who say YOU CAN’T. Listen to the voice inside yourself that says, I CAN."
- Shirley Chisholm
Self-confidence
"I don’t measure America by its achievement, but by its potential."
- Shirley Chisholm
Aspirations
"If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair."
- Shirley Chisholm
Empowerment
"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair."
- Shirley Chisholm
Empowerment
"Beauty is a gentle and loving heart."
- Beauty and the Beast
Compassion
"There is no greater beauty than kindness and compassion."
- Beauty and the Beast
Compassion
"Selflessness is the most beautiful trait one can possess."
- Beauty and the Beast
Compassion
"A kind heart can bring light to the darkest of places."
- Beauty and the Beast
Compassion
"In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us."
- Flora Edwards
Compassion