Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
RUBY BRIDGESMy 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.
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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I want to inspire kids.
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Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
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I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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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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Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
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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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I believe in my prayers.
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Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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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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When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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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 must absolutely take care of one another.
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I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that’s a shame.
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Evil looks like you and I. I know what evil looks like, and I know that it comes in all shades and colors.
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A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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