You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore..

We are organizers at heart. Most of us in the movement take great pride in being able to put things together..

If you give yourself totally to the nonviolence struggle for peace and justice you also find that people give you their hearts and you will never go ….

It's ironic that those who till the soil, cultivate and harvest the fruits, vegetables, and other foods that fill your tables with abundance have not….

This is the beginning of a social movement in fact and not in pronouncements. We seek our basic, God - given rights as human beings...We shall do it ….

These observations tie in directly with the whole question of organizing. Why do we have leaders? We put some people out in the fields and all of a s….

(Farm workers) are involved in the planting and the cultivation and the harvesting of the greatest abundance of food known in this society. They brin….

The people who give you their food give you their heart..

[We believe that unions have always been about much more than the industries in which they operate.] The fight is never about grapes or lettuce, ... ….

In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of meaning and love..

The thing that we have going for us is that people are willing to sacrifice themselves..

The basis for peace is respecting all creatures..

Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free..

Do not romanticize the poor...We are all people, human beings subject to the same temptations and faults as all others. Our poverty damages our digni….

Non-violence has suffered its biggest defeat in the hands of people who most want to talk about it..

...there has to be someone who is willing to do it, who is willing to take whatever risks are required. I don't think it can be done with money alone….

Farm workers everywhere are angry and worried that we cannot win without violence. We have proved it before through persistence, hard work, faith and….

It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and just. He gi….

Those who are willing to sacrifice and be of service have very little difficulty with people. They know what they are all about. People can't help bu….

When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit our lives are all that really belong to us. So it is how we use our lives that determines the ….

Concentration is inspiration. You must be completely overtaken by your work and your subject. Only then do all your influences and experience come up….