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 PARKSMy only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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.
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Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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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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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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The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
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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.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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I have spent over half my life teaching love and brotherhood, and I feel that it is better to continue to try to teach or live equality and love than it would be to have hatred or prejudice.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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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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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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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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