Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
ROSA PARKSThe time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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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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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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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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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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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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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
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There is no future without education.
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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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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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I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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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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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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