Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
RUBY BRIDGESI believe in my prayers.
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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I want to inspire kids.
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I was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
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I wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds.
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When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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I believe in my prayers.
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Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
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When I think about our babies today and them not being safe in school, I think that should be the next civil rights movement, you know, is to ban the assault weapons so that our babies can be safe.
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Racism is a form of hate. We pass it on to our young people. When we do that, we are robbing children of their innocence.
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We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
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A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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I felt like there was something I needed to do – speaking to kids and sharing my story with them and helping them understand racism has no place in the minds and hearts of children.
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My mother and our pastor always said you have to pray for your enemies and people who do you wrong, and that’s what I did.
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