What did Shirley Chisholm mean by: Of my two `handicaps,’ being female put more obstacles in my path than being black. - Shirley Chisholm Politician · USA Copy
I’ve always met more discrimination being a woman than being Black…men are men. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Shirley Chisholm, Black, Discrimination, 0 - Shirley Chisholm Politician · USA
The minorities have been confined to the city by a moat of bigotry. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Shirley Chisholm, Cities, Civil Rights, 0 - Shirley Chisholm Politician · USA
We have been so patient and loyal … and what has it gotten us? We want our full share now. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Shirley Chisholm, Loyal, Patience, 0 - Shirley Chisholm Politician · USA
I don’t measure America by its achievement but by its potential. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Shirley Chisholm, Achieve, America, 0 - Shirley Chisholm Politician · USA
It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Shirley Chisholm, Addiction, Reality, 0 - Shirley Chisholm Politician · USA
Any time things appear to be going better, you have overlooked something. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Shirley Chisholm, 0 - Shirley Chisholm Politician · USA
Defeat should not be the source of discouragement, but a stimulus to keep plotting. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Shirley Chisholm, Defeat, Discouragement, 0 - Shirley Chisholm Politician · USA
Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Shirley Chisholm, Losing, Our Society, 0 - Shirley Chisholm Politician · USA
Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray. - Jean Paul Writer · Germany
People think that everyone wears black in France; in fact they all wear grey. - Jean Paul Gaultier Fashion designer · France
Oh, the self-importance of fading stars. Never mind, they will be black holes one day. - Jeffrey Bernard Journalist · England
Why would people have confidence in a female director when there are so few? - Jennifer Lawrence Actress
I think as time goes by you’ll get female comics who are weirder – you’ll get a female Mighty Boosh. - Jenny Eclair Comedian · England
In order to disprove the assertion that all crows are black, one white crow is sufficient. - William James Philosopher and psychologist · USA
Racial discrimination against a white is as unconstitutional as race discrimination against a black. - William O. Douglas Lawyer and Jurist · USA
Female bonobos form a strong sisterhood. They rule through female solidarity. - Frans de Waal Primatologist · Netherlands