Shirley Chisholm Quotes

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 would think, that our society is not yet either just or free.

Shirley Chisholm

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 30, 1924 - January 1, 2005

Topics

WomanI AmSocietyFreeBlackThink

There aren't any small parts, only small paychecks.

Joe Pantoliano

SmallOnlyPartsAny

If the Frieze Art Fair catches on, I imagine at least two great things happening. First, we will once again have a huge art fair in town that isn't too annoying to go to. More importantly, Frieze may finally show New Yorkers that we can cross our own waters for visual culture. That would change everything.

Jerry Saltz

ChangeGreatArtCultureGoNew

Politics is dirty, and I don't like to talk about dirty things... My conscience is clear.

Johannes Heesters

PoliticsDirtyTalkConscienceClear

Beware the fury of a patient man.

John Dryden

PatienceManPatientBewareFury

My wife and I decided to try and kick start our kitchens to a $15 minimum wage for cooks. I've probably had to go through and raise every menu price now by 50 cents because it took away my profit. I just underestimated what it was going to cost.

Tom Douglas

WifeStartProfitPriceGoTry

Novelists can ask - they can ask for anything - but their books are their answers in advance.

Joshua Cohen

AskAnswersAnythingBooksAdvance

The rise of Donald Trump has exposed a deep chasm in America between the haves and have-nots.

Anthony Scaramucci

DeepAmericaRiseDonald TrumpTrump

The punishment of shaving a woman's head had biblical origins. In Europe, the practice dated back to the Dark Ages with the Visigoths.

Antony Beevor

WomanPracticeBackDarkPunishment

One way to find food for thought is to use the fork in the road, the bifurcation that marks the place of emergence in which a new line of development begins to branch off.

William Irwin Thompson

FoodRoadThoughtFindPlaceNew

To this day, I can't understand why the closest man to Jimmy Carter, the key staff guy at the White House, didn't even join us at the White House breakfast meetings where we discussed upcoming legislation with the president. This was unprecedented. People used to say that Jordan was the most brilliant guy around, but you couldn't prove it by me.

Thomas P. O'Neill

DayManPeopleBreakfastMeKey

I've been on enough sports teams in my life to have experienced the magic of what can happen when a group of people care for and love each other.

Tim Ryan

LifeLoveSportsPeopleCareMagic

I think luck falls on not just the brave but also the ones who believe they belong there.

Novak Djokovic

BraveLuckBelieveThinkBelongWho

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