There were times when it would have been easy to fall apart or to go in the opposite direction, but somehow I felt that if I took on more step, someone would come along to join me.
ROSA PARKSTo bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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Why do you all push us around?
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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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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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When the history of this country is written, when a final accounting is done, it is this small, quiet woman whose name will be remembered long after the names of senators and presidents have been forgotten.
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Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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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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I have spent over half my life teaching love and brotherhood, and I feel that it is better to continue to try to teach or live equality and love than it would be to have hatred or prejudice.
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Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.
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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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I think when you say you’re happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for.
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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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I will always work for human rights for all people.
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