Shirley Chisholm Quotes

I know that millions of Americans from all walks of life agree with me that leadership does not mean putting the ear to the ground to follow public opinion, but to have the vision of what is necessary and the courage to make it possible.

Shirley Chisholm

At present, our country needs women's 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

The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: It's a girl.

Shirley Chisholm

Legal discrimination between the sexes is, in almost every instance, founded on outmoded views of society and the pre-scientific beliefs about psychology and physiology. It is time to sweep away these relics of the past and set further generations free of them.

Shirley Chisholm