“At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else.”
"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’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction."
- George Lorimer
Determination
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity."
- Amelia Earhart
Determination
"When I believe in something, I’m like a dog with a bone."
- Melissa McCarthy
Determination
"Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right."
- Walt Disney
Determination
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
- Theodore Roosevelt
Determination