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.
ROSA PARKSThere 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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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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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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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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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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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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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 do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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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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