We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.
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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The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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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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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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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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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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Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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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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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 see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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