In the no-nonsense school of adversity, which we did not choose for ourselves, we are learning how to operate a labor union.

[We believe that unions have always been about much more than the industries in which they operate.] The fight is never about grapes or lettuce, ... It is always about people.

When you have people together who believe in something very strongly - whether it's religion or politics or unions - things happen.

The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.

Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. Cesar Chavez Address to the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, Nov. 9, 1984

We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community - and this nation.

The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.