Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black. – Shirley Chisholm
At present, our country needs womens idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else. – Shirley Chisholm
Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt. – Shirley Chisholm
It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality. There are more television addicts, more baseball and football addicts, more movie addicts, and certainly more alcohol addicts in this country than there are narcotics addicts. – Shirley Chisholm