We must absolutely take care of one another.
RUBY BRIDGESA lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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My mother and our pastor always said you have to pray for your enemies and people who do you wrong, and that’s what I did.
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I wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds.
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That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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Bravery knows no age or gender.
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I was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
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When I think about our babies today and them not being safe in school, I think that should be the next civil rights movement, you know, is to ban the assault weapons so that our babies can be safe.
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We have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people.
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If you really think about it, if we begin to teach history exactly the way that it happened – good, bad, ugly, no matter what – I believe that we’re going to find that we are closer, more connected than we are apart.
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Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
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My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
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We stand United against Racism!
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You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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I want to inspire kids.
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