Creative Quotations from Dorothy Day (1897-1980) born Nov 8 US editor, humanitarian, women's rights advocate; She founded the Catholic Workers Movement,

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Creative Quotations from Dorothy Day ( ) born Nov 8 US editor, humanitarian, women's rights advocate; She founded the Catholic Workers Movement, 1933.

Food for the body is not enough. There must be food for the soul.

The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart.

I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.

If we do not keep indoctrinating, we lose the vision. And if we lose the vision, we become merely philanthropists, doling out palliatives.

Don't call me a saint. I don ' t want to be dismissed so easily.

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