I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
ROSA PARKSEveryone 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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One person can change the world.
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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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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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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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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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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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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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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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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.
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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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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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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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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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