Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
RUBY BRIDGESWhen 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.
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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The greatest lesson I learned that year in Mrs. Henry’s class was the lesson Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to teach us all: Never judge people by the color of their skin. God makes each of us unique in ways that go much deeper.
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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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I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.
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I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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If you really think about it, if we begin to teach history exactly the way that it happened – good, bad, ugly, no matter what – I believe that we’re going to find that we are closer, more connected than we are apart.
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We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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I want to inspire kids.
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I believe in my prayers.
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Today and Everyday I stand against Injustice and in solidarity with our Asian, Asian-American & Pacific Islander Brothers and Sisters.
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A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
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My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
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I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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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 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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