black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Have 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.

Rosa Parks

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.
ROSA PARKS

Happiness Life Need
Have 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.
ROSA PARKS

Healing Hurt Life Place Scars Try
All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
ROSA PARKS

Business Dedication Home One Liner Try Work
Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
ROSA PARKS

Alone Desire Feeling Freedom Individual
My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
ROSA PARKS

Business Concern Dedication Home Work
Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
ROSA PARKS

Defeat Nation Powerful Revolution Slogan Victory
People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
ROSA PARKS

Freedom Mind Need People Prejudice Racism
I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
ROSA PARKS

Freedom People Person Positive Remember Want
I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
ROSA PARKS

Concern Equality Freedom Justice People Person Prosperity
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.
ROSA PARKS

Black Lives Matter Colour Facility Injustice
Everyone living together in peace and harmony and love – that’s the goal that we seek, and I think that the more people there are who reach that state of mind, the better we will all be.
ROSA PARKS

Goals Harmony Live Love Mind Peace People Seek Thinking Togetherness
Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
ROSA PARKS

Action Black Lives Matter Cause Normal Trouble
When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
ROSA PARKS

Black Lives Matter Encouragement Leadership Women
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.
ROSA PARKS

Children Hope Meet Overcome Preparation Racism
No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
ROSA PARKS

Business Entrepreneur Give Up Inspirational One Liner Tired
I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
ROSA PARKS

Black Lives Matter Violence
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.
ROSA PARKS

Candidate Citizen Concern Government Learning People Time Vote
It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
ROSA PARKS

Inspirational Peace Person
There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
ROSA PARKS

Business Dedication Hustle Stop Work Hard
If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
ROSA PARKS

Children Freedom Stand
If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
ROSA PARKS

Angry Finding Friendship Missing People Stay
Since I have always been a strong believer in God, I knew that He was with me, and only He could get me through that next step.
ROSA PARKS

Believe Confidence God Inspirational Religious Step Trust
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.
ROSA PARKS

Beat Black Lives Matter Children Freedom Kill People Police Racism Time Young
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.
ROSA PARKS

Decide Declutter Folk Hands Individual Paper
Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
ROSA PARKS

Courage Die Dreamss Freedom Inspirational Peace People Vision
Nothing in the Golden Rule says that others will treat us as we have treated them. It only says that we must treat others in a way that we would want to be treated.
ROSA PARKS

Courtesy Kindness Respect Rule Treat
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.
ROSA PARKS

Black Lives Matter Brotherhood Equality Feeling Hatred Life Live Love Prejudice Teaching

Have 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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Have 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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Rosa Parks Quotes