“You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.”
"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
"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
"Get shit done"
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"Love the hustle"
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"There's no shortage of remarkable ideas, what's missing is the will to execute them."
- Seth Godin
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"What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone. Know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed."
- Dave Thomas
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"There’s no shortage of remarkable ideas, what’s missing is the will to execute them."
- Seth Godin
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