I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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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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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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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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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
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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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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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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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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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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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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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People need to free their minds of racial prejudice and believe in equality for all and freedom regardless of race.
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