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.
ROSA PARKSThere is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
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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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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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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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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.
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Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free and at ease themselves. They thought that my action didn’t just free blacks but them, too.
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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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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.
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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.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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