What really matters is not whether we have problems, but how we go through them. We must keep going on to make it through whatever we are facing.
ROSA PARKSWhatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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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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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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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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Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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As long as there is unemployment, war, crime and all things that go to the infliction of man’s inhumanity to man, regardless – there is much to be done, and people need to work together.
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When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
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Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
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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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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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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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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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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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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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Everyone living together in peace and harmony and love – that’s the goal that we seek, and I think that the more people there are who reach that state of mind, the better we will all be.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.
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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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