I'm not going to ask for anything unless the workers want it. If they want it, they'll ask for it..

The only ones who make things change are fanatics. If you're not a fanatic around here, you can't cut it..

I would not take one cup of coffee from a grower...There's not a good one. I hate them. A few presents, a little talk, then the noose. That's how cap….

A movement with some lasting organization is a lot less dramatic than a movement with a lot of demonstrations and a lot of marching and so forth. The….

In non-violence the cause has to be just and clear as well as the means..

Non violence means people in action. People have to understand that with non-violence goes a hell of a lot of organization..

Non-violence is a very powerful weapon. Most people don't understand the power of non-violence and tend to be amazed by the whole idea. Those who hav….

...many have the idea that organizing people is very difficult, but it isn't. It becomes difficult only at the point where you begin to see other thi….

I am an organizer, not a union leader. A good organizer has to work hard and long. There are no shortcuts. You just keep talking to people, working w….