"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
"In the end, anti-Black, anti-female and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same thing: anti-humanism."
- Shirley Chisholm
Compassion
"You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas."
- Shirley Chisholm
Inspiration
"Don’t listen to those who say YOU CAN’T. Listen to the voice inside yourself that says, I CAN."
- Shirley Chisholm
Self-confidence
"Don't listen to those who say YOU CAN'T. Listen to the voice inside yourself that says, I CAN."
- Shirley Chisholm
Self-confidence
"You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want."
- Zig Ziglar
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"So, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, you should do it all for God's glory."
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"Whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
- Jesus
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"Do you know who will go first on the Day of Resurrection to the shade of God…Those who when given what is right accept it, when asked for something give freely and who judge in favor of others as they do for themselves."
- Prophet Muhammad (s)
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"If anyone fulfills his brother’s needs, Allah will fulfill his needs; if one relieves a Muslim of his troubles, Allah will relieve his troubles on the Day of Resurrection."
- Prophet Muhammad (s)
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