I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
ROSA PARKSI had decided that I would not go anywhere with a piece of paper in my hand asking white folks for any favors. I had made that decision myself, as an individual.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
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Since I have always been a strong believer in God, I knew that He was with me, and only He could get me through that next step.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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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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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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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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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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Nothing in the Golden Rule says that others will treat us as we have treated them. It only says that we must treat others in a way that we would want to be treated.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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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