Quotes from Shirley Chisholm

Our representative democracy is not working because the Congress that is supposed to represent the voters does not respond to their needs. I believe the chief reason for this is that it is ruled by a small group of old men.

At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else.

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

Women have learned to flex their political muscles. You got to flex that muscle to get what you want.

Don't list to those who say YOU CAN'T. Listen to the voice inside yourself that says, I CAN.

I am not antiwhite, because I understand that white people, like black ones, are victims of a racist society. They are products of their time and place.

America is composed of all kinds of people - part of the difficulty in our nation today is due to the fact that we are not utilising the abilities and the talents of other brown and black peoples and females that have something to bring to the creativity and the rejuvenation and the revitalisation of this country.

I love America not for what she is, but for what she can become.

Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth.

Racism keeps people who are being managed from finding out the truth through contact with each other.

Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth.

The one thing you've got going: your one vote.