I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
ROSA PARKSWhen I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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Nothing in the Golden Rule says that others will treat us as we have treated them. It only says that we must treat others in a way that we would want to be treated.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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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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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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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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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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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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The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
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Everyone living together in peace and harmony and love – that’s the goal that we seek, and I think that the more people there are who reach that state of mind, the better we will all be.
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