I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
ROSA PARKSThere 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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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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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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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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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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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’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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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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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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There are restroom facilities for white ladies and colored women, white men and colored men. We stand outside after being served at the same ticket counter instead of sitting on the inside.
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