Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
ROSA PARKSWhatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.
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What really matters is not whether we have problems, but how we go through them. We must keep going on to make it through whatever we are facing.
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I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day.
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There is no future without education.
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I will always work for human rights for all people.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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I was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.
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I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.
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The only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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Everyone living together in peace and harmony and love – that’s the goal that we seek, and I think that the more people there are who reach that state of mind, the better we will all be.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.
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