You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.

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"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

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"There's no shortage of remarkable ideas, what's missing is the will to execute them."

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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."

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"There’s no shortage of remarkable ideas, what’s missing is the will to execute them."

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