We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
RUBY BRIDGESLove is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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Our elders said back then that if Black folks really wanted to see Change, they had to step up to the plate and do it themselves. Somebody has to be First. Will that be you?
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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 pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.
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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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I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that’s a shame.
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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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We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.
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Racism is a form of hate. We pass it on to our young people. When we do that, we are robbing children of their innocence.
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Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
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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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You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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We must absolutely take care of one another.
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I want to inspire kids.
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