There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
ROSA PARKSWhat 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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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 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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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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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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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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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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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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I was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.
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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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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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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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