Home / Quotes / Quote by Shirley Chisholm

Quote by Shirley Chisholm

“It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality.”

Quote by Shirley Chisholm

Author

Shirley Chisholm

Shirley Chisholm was an American politician who became the first African American woman to serve in Congress and the first woman to run for a major party's nomination for President of the United States. Born on November 30, 1924, she represented New York's 12th congressional district from 1969 to 1983. A member of the Democratic Party, Chisholm was known for her advocacy for civil rights, women's rights, and social welfare. Her presidential campaign in 1972 marked a significant milestone in American politics. more

You May Also Like

“Nothing in science has any value to society if it is not communicated, and scientists are beginning to learn their social obligations.”

Ifs Values Social Communication Scientist Obligation Social Obligation

Author:Anne Roe

“Astronomers who do not draw theistic or deistic conclusions are becoming rare, and even the few dissenters hint that the tide is against them. Geoffrey Burbidge, of the University of California at San Diego, complains that his fellow astronomers are rushing off to join 'the First Church of Christ of the Big Bang.'”

Firsts Bigs Christ Church Atheism Becoming Draws Fellows University Complaining Conclusion California Tides Bangs Hints Rushing Astronomers San Diego Church Of Christ

Author:Hugh Ross

“As we conquer peak after peak we see in front of us regions full of interest and beauty, but we do not see our goal, we do not see the horizon; in the distance tower still higher peaks, which will yield to those who ascend them still wider prospects, and deepen the feeling, the truth of which is emphasized by every advance in science, that 'Great are the Works of the Lord'.”

Stills Feelings Goal Interest Lord Atheism Fronts Higher Distance Conquer Regions Yield Horizon Towers Prospects Advances In Science

Author:Joseph John Thomson

“There are many ways in which people are made aware of their power to believe in the supremacy of Divine guidance and power: through music or visual art, some event or experience decisively influencing their life, looking through a microscope or telescope, or just by looking at the miraculous manifestations or purposefulness of Nature.”

People Way Believe Art Made Atheism Influence Events Divine Guidance Manifestation Visuals Miraculous Supremacy Telescopes Microscopes Visual Art Divine Guidance Purposefulness

Author:Ernst Boris Chain

“Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.”

People World Love Life Funny Half Communication Self Improvement Witty Other Half Effective Communication Good Communication Talking Too Much

Author:Robert Frost

“In a swamp, as in meditation, you begin to glimpse how elusive, how inherently insubstantial, how fleeting our thoughts are, our identities. There is magic in this moist world, in how the mind lets go, slips into sleepy water, circles and nuzzles the banks of palmetto and wild iris, how it seeps across dreams, smears them into the upright world, rots the wood of treasure chests, welcomes the body home.”

Source: Stirring the Mud: On Swamps, Bogs, and Human Imagination

“If you put your conditioned intellect to rest for a long time, suddenly it will be like the bottom falling out of a bucket - then you will naturally be happy and at peace.”

Ifs Long Fall Meditation Long Time Bottom Intellect Buckets

Author:Yuanwu Keqin

“Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife.”

Compassion Reflection Knives Detached

Author:Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

“A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.”

“A person might be able to play without being creative, but he sure can't be creative without playing.”

Persons Play Might Able Creativity Creative Innovation Be Creative

Author:Kurt Hanks