I want to be treated like a human being.
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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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.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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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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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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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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The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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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.
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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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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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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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