Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
RUBY BRIDGESYou cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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I want to inspire kids.
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I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
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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 was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
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Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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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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My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
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Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
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I felt like there was something I needed to do – speaking to kids and sharing my story with them and helping them understand racism has no place in the minds and hearts of children.
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Bravery knows no age or gender.
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I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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