Rosa Parks Quotes

I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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Citizen Ignorance Neglect Tired Treatment
To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.
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Afraid Business Change Deep Failure Inspirational Step Try
That was a difference between black slaves and white indentured servants. Black slaves were usually not allowed to keep their names, but were given new names by their owners.
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Allow Black Lives Matter Difference Servant Slave
It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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Inspirational Peace Person
God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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Giving God Right Strength
I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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Black Lives Matter Human Man Negro Talk Treatment
I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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Give Up History Ideas Try
I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
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Freedom People Person Positive Remember Want
You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.
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Believe Control Faith Inspirational Power Stand
One person can change the world.
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Business Change Entrepreneur Inspirational One Liner Person World
Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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Inspirational Life Live One Liner Person Positive Role Model
When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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Black Lives Matter Encouragement Leadership Women
My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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Business Concern Dedication Home Work
I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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Beginning Healing Inspirational Mind Move On Step
Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free and at ease themselves. They thought that my action didn’t just free blacks but them, too.
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Black Lives Matter Freedom
There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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Disappointment Hurt Madness Oppression Reason
I will always work for human rights for all people.
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Duty Human People Right Work
Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
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Fall Ground Inspirational Past Present Stand
There is no future without education.
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Deep Education Future Inspirational Knowledge One Liner
When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
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Action Change Freedom Inspirational Mind People Want
I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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Black Lives Matter Violence
Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.
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Healing Hurt Life Place Scars Try
I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.
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Believe Earth Enjoyment Freedom Grow Up Place Planet World
Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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Hurt Ignorance One Liner Tired Treatment
If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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Children Freedom Stand
I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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Diminish Done Fear Inspirational Learning Mind
We will really be set back if people don’t take the time to learn about the candidates who are concerned about the well-being of all the citizens and vote.
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Candidate Citizen Concern Government Learning People Time Vote

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