black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.

Rosa Parks

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
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
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.
ROSA PARKS

Action Contradict Myself Person Truth
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
Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
ROSA PARKS

Community Dignity Emphasis Family Pride Racism
As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.
ROSA PARKS

Done Freedom People Restriction Tactics Work
It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
ROSA PARKS

Inspirational Peace Person
Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
ROSA PARKS

Citizenship Difference Human Privilege Race Religion Right
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
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.
ROSA PARKS

Ache Giving Heart Seat Tired Work
There is no future without education.
ROSA PARKS

Deep Education Future Inspirational Knowledge One Liner
If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.
ROSA PARKS

Action Behaviour Demonstrate Humble Peace Recognize Respect Trust
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
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
As long as there is unemployment, war, crime and all things that go to the infliction of man’s inhumanity to man, regardless – there is much to be done, and people need to work together.
ROSA PARKS

Crime Done Human Man Need People Regard Togetherness Unemployment Work
We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.
ROSA PARKS

Civilization Exist Matter Right Survival

I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Rosa Parks Quotes