Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt. – Shirley Chisholm
Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black. – Shirley Chisholm
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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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At present, our country needs womens idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else. – Shirley Chisholm
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I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be more effective, be more productive, you have to constantly outdo yourself, you have to constantly outdo your neighbor – all of the stuff that creates an incredibly productive society, but also a very neurotic one. – Elizabeth Gilbert
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