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Rosa Parks Quotes: "To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try."

To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "I believe there is only one race - the human race."

I believe there is only one race - the human race.




Rosa Parks Quotes: "Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut that held its ground."

Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut that held its ground.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "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."

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.




Rosa Parks Quotes: "One person can change the world."

One person can change the world.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "What really matters is not whether we have problems, but how we go through them. We must keep going on to make it through whatever we are facing."

What really matters is not whether we have problems, but how we go through them. We must keep going on to make it through whatever we are facing.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free."

I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free.




Rosa Parks Quotes: "People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in."

People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done."

As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear."

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "Without a vision the people perish, but without courage dreams die."

Without a vision the people perish, but without courage dreams die.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome."

Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.




Rosa Parks Quotes: "It takes more than one person to bring about peace - it takes all of us."

It takes more than one person to bring about peace - it takes all of us.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others."

If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "Each person must live their life as a model for others."

Each person must live their life as a model for others.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people."

I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again."

Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "I knew someone had to take the first step. So I made up my mind not to move."

I knew someone had to take the first step. So I made up my mind not to move.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "I thought about Emmett Till, and I could not go back. My legs and feet were not hurting, that is a stereotype. I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back."

I thought about Emmett Till, and I could not go back. My legs and feet were not hurting, that is a stereotype. I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "I thought of Emmett Till, and when the bus driver ordered me to move to the back, I just couldn’t move."

I thought of Emmett Till, and when the bus driver ordered me to move to the back, I just couldn’t move.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day."

I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "I will no longer act on the outside in a way that contradicts the truth that I hold deeply inside. I will no longer act as if I were less than the whole person I know myself inwardly to be."

I will no longer act on the outside in a way that contradicts the truth that I hold deeply inside. I will no longer act as if I were less than the whole person I know myself inwardly to be.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "Since I have always been a strong believer in God, I knew that He was with me, and only He could get me through that next step"

Since I have always been a strong believer in God, I knew that He was with me, and only He could get me through that next step



Rosa Parks Quotes: "Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it."

Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up."

I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change."

When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom."

I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "When that white driver stepped back toward us, when he waved his hand and ordered us up and out of our seats, I felt a determination cover my body like a quilt on a winter night."

When that white driver stepped back toward us, when he waved his hand and ordered us up and out of our seats, I felt a determination cover my body like a quilt on a winter night.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children."

If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others."

Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with."

If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "Knowing what must be done does away with fear."

Knowing what must be done does away with fear.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly."

Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way."

Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?"

Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?



Rosa Parks Quotes: "I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change."

I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "It is better to protest than to accept injustice."

It is better to protest than to accept injustice.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "As long as there is unemployment, war, crime and all things that go to the infliction of man's inhumanity to man, regardless - there is much to be done, and people need to work together."

As long as there is unemployment, war, crime and all things that go to the infliction of man's inhumanity to man, regardless - there is much to be done, and people need to work together.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "The only tired I was, was tired of giving in."

The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in."

You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed."

The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "It was not pre-arranged. It just happened that the driver made a demand and I just didn't feel like obeying his demand. I was quite tired after spending a full day working."

It was not pre-arranged. It just happened that the driver made a demand and I just didn't feel like obeying his demand. I was quite tired after spending a full day working.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "My only concern was to get home after a hard day's work."

My only concern was to get home after a hard day's work.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "There is no future without education."

There is no future without education.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "I want to be treated like a human being."

I want to be treated like a human being.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart."

I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "At the time I was arrested I had no idea it would turn into this. It was just a day like any other day. The only thing that made it significant was that the masses of the people joined in."

At the time I was arrested I had no idea it would turn into this. It was just a day like any other day. The only thing that made it significant was that the masses of the people joined in.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home."

I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.



Rosa Parks Quotes: "I'm tired of being treated like a second-class citizen."

I'm tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.