quotes of the day
Dorothy Height
• Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.
• As I reflect on the hope and challenges facing women in the 21st century, I am also reminded of the protracted struggles of African-American women who joined together as SISTERS in 1935 in response to Mrs. Bethune's call. It was an opportunity to deal creatively with the fact that Black women stood outside of America's mainstream of opportunity, influence and power.
• As more women enter public life, I see developing a more humane society. The growth and development of children no longer will depend solely upon the status of their parents. Once again, the community as the extended family will rekindle its caring and nurturing. Though children cannot vote, their interests will be placed high on the political agenda. For they are indeed the future.
• It was not easy for those of us who had become symbols of the struggle for equality to see our children raising their fists in defiant contradiction of all we had fought for.
• No one will do for you what you need to do for yourself. We cannot afford to be separate.
• But we're all in the same boat now, and we've got to learn to work together.
• We are not a problem people; we are a people with problems. We have historic strengths; we have survived because of family.
• We have to improve life, not just for those who have the most skills and those who know how to manipulate the system. But also for and with those who often have so much to give but never get the opportunity.
• Without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It's important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It's the way in which we ourselves grow and develop.
• We've got to work to save our children and do it with full respect for the fact that if we do not, no one else is going to do it.
• There is no contradiction between effective law enforcement and respect for civil and human rights. Dr. King did not stir us to move for our civil rights to have them taken away in these kinds of fashions.
