The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
ROSA PARKSI 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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One person can change the world.
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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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When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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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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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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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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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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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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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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Our freedom is threatened every time one of our young people is killed by another child, every time a person gets stopped and beaten by the police because of the color of their skin.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
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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 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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Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.
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I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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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 did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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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 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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