Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
ROSA PARKSNothing 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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There were times when it would have been easy to fall apart or to go in the opposite direction, but somehow I felt that if I took on more step, someone would come along to join me.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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There 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.
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I will no longer act on the outside in a way that contradicts the truth that I hold deeply inside. I will no longer act as if I were less than the whole person I know myself inwardly to be.
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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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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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The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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There is no future without education.
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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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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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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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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 was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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That was a difference between black slaves and white indentured servants. Black slaves were usually not allowed to keep their names, but were given new names by their owners.
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What 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.
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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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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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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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One person can change the world.
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