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.
ROSA PARKSThe only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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I will always work for human rights for all people.
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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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When the history of this country is written, when a final accounting is done, it is this small, quiet woman whose name will be remembered long after the names of senators and presidents have been forgotten.
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I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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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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The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.
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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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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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I think when you say you’re happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for.
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