The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
ROSA PARKSI paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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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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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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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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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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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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.
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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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One person can change the world.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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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 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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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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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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