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.
ROSA PARKSIf I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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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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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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Since I have always been a strong believer in God, I knew that He was with me, and only He could get me through that next step.
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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 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 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 would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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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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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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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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