My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
RUBY BRIDGESIf 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.
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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We must absolutely take care of one another.
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A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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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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I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.
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Evil looks like you and I. I know what evil looks like, and I know that it comes in all shades and colors.
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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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I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Today and Everyday I stand against Injustice and in solidarity with our Asian, Asian-American & Pacific Islander Brothers and Sisters.
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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 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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