Each person must live their life as a model for others.
ROSA PARKSI 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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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 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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I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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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 see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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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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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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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 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 have spent over half my life teaching love and brotherhood, and I feel that it is better to continue to try to teach or live equality and love than it would be to have hatred or prejudice.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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