The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
ROSA PARKSI was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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 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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Nothing in the Golden Rule says that others will treat us as we have treated them. It only says that we must treat others in a way that we would want to be treated.
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The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
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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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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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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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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 see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.
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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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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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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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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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I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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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 did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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There is no future without education.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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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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