I believe in my prayers.
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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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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You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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The greatest lesson I learned that year in Mrs. Henry’s class was the lesson Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to teach us all: Never judge people by the color of their skin. God makes each of us unique in ways that go much deeper.
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I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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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 believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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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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We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.
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We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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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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That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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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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