Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt

Quote by Shirley Chisholm

Topics: Social Service Quotes

It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need...

It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need...

In the end antiblack, antifemale, and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same...

In the end antiblack, antifemale, and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same...

When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses.

When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses.

At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere...

At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere...

Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being...

Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being...

There is little place in the political scheme of things for an independent, creative personality,...

There is little place in the political scheme of things for an independent, creative personality,...

The liberals in the House strongly resemble liberals I have known through the last two...

The liberals in the House strongly resemble liberals I have known through the last two...

Congress seems drugged and inert most of the time... its idea of meeting a problem...

Congress seems drugged and inert most of the time... its idea of meeting a problem...

The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: It's a...

The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: It's a...

I don't measure America by its achievement but by its potential.

I don't measure America by its achievement but by its potential.

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.

Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth.

Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth.

Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a...

Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a...

You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress...

You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress...

If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind, whom should we...

If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind, whom should we...

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and...

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and...

Blessed are those who give without remembering. And blessed are those who take without forgetting.

Blessed are those who give without remembering. And blessed are those who take without forgetting.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

If you want happiness for a lifetime - help the next generation.

If you want happiness for a lifetime - help the next generation.

These are times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will,...

These are times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will,...