There were times when it would have been easy to fall apart or to go in the opposite direction, but somehow I felt that if I took on more step, someone would come along to join me.
ROSA PARKSStand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.
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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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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.
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The only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly.
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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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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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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 do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day.
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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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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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