When the history of this country is written, when a final accounting is done, it is this small, quiet woman whose name will be remembered long after the names of senators and presidents have been forgotten.
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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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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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 would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
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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 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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Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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I had decided that I would not go anywhere with a piece of paper in my hand asking white folks for any favors. I had made that decision myself, as an individual.
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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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Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free and at ease themselves. They thought that my action didn’t just free blacks but them, too.
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