Each person must live their life as a model for others.
ROSA PARKSAs 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.
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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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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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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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The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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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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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.
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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 was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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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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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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Our freedom is threatened every time one of our young people is killed by another child, every time a person gets stopped and beaten by the police because of the color of their skin.
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I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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The only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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Since I have always been a strong believer in God, I knew that He was with me, and only He could get me through that next step.
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We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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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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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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