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.
ROSA PARKS
I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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That was a difference between black slaves and white indentured servants. Black slaves were usually not allowed to keep their names, but were given new names by their owners.
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Our freedom is threatened every time one of our young people is killed by another child, every time a person gets stopped and beaten by the police because of the color of their skin.
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I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
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There were times when it would have been easy to fall apart or to go in the opposite direction, but somehow I felt that if I took on more step, someone would come along to join me.
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One person can change the world.
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Why do you all push us around?
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Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free and at ease themselves. They thought that my action didn’t just free blacks but them, too.
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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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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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