Don’t list to those who say YOU CAN’T. List to the voice inside yourself that says, I CAN. — Shirley Chisholm
In the end anti-black, anti-female, and all forms of discrimination are equivalent — Shirley Chisholm
Of my two `handicaps,’ being female put more obstacles in my path than being black. — Shirley Chisholm
Defeat should not be the source of discouragement, but a stimulus to keep plotting. — Shirley Chisholm
Most Americans have never seen the ignorance, degradation, hunger, sickness, and futility — Shirley Chisholm
I have never cared too much what people way. What I am interested in is what they do. — Shirley Chisholm
![Be as bold as the first man or [woman] to eat an oyster. Shirley Chisholm Picture Quote](https://www.idlehearts.com/images/be-as-bold-as-the-first-man-or-woman-to-eat-an-oyster.jpg?x85372 "Be as bold as the first man or [woman] to eat an oyster.")
