“There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.”

“When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit our lives are all that really belong to us. So it is how we use our lives that determines the kind of men we are.”

“We learned many years ago that the rich may have money, but the poor have time.”

“The end of all knowledge should be service to others.”

“Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. What better books can there be than the book of humanity?”

“We farm workers are closest to food production. We were the first to recognize the serious health hazards of agriculture pesticides to both consumers and ourselves.”

“There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.”

“We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.”

“From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with dignity and strength.”

“It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and just. He gives us the gift of life and allows us to choose the way we will use our limited time on earth. It is an awesome opportunity.”

“We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.”