Quote by Shirley Chisholm
Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my pa

Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black. – Shirley Chisholm

Other quotes by 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

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The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: Its a girl. – Shirley Chisholm

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Equality
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Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt. – Shirley Chisholm

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Society
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Other Quotes from
Prejudice
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If only closed minds came with closed mouths. – As seen on a button at evolvefish.com

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Prejudice

Opinions founded on prejudice are always sustained with the greatest violence. – Proverb

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Prejudice

No man has ever been born a Negro hater, a Jew hater, or any other kind of hater. Nature refuses to be involved in such suicidal practices. – Harry Bridges

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Prejudice

Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom. – Merry Browne

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Prejudice

Random Quotes

A society that gives to one class all the opportunities for leisure, and to another all the burdens of work, dooms both classes to spiritual sterility. – Lewis Mumford

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Miscellaneous

Until he lost all his money, my father was a successful north London Jewish businessman. He was unusual among his immediate family in that he was enormously cultured and had an incredible library. – Anthony Horowitz

Category:
Family

Design must seduce, shape, and perhaps more importantly, evoke an emotional response. – April Greiman

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design

When we are unwilling to draw clear moral lines between free societies and fear societies, when we are unwilling to call the former good and the latter evil, we will not be able to advance the cause of peace because peace cannot be disconnected from freedom. – Natan Sharansky

Category:
Fear