I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
ROSA PARKSHave 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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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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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.
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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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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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Why do you all push us around?
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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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When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
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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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I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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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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