Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
RUBY BRIDGESI want to inspire kids.
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
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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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I wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds.
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We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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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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I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.
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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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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 want to inspire kids.
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That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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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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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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Evil isn’t prejudiced. It doesn’t care what you look like; it just wants a place to rest. It’s up to you whether you give it that place.
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