69 result(s) for 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."
"You must never be fearful about what you're doing when it is right."
"I have learned that you are never too small to make a difference."
"I am leaving this legacy to all of you... to bring peace, justice, equality, love and a fulfillment of what our lives should be. Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace."
"I did not want to be mistreated, I did not want to be deprived of a seat that I had paid for. It was just time... there was opportunity for me to take a stand to express the way I felt about being treated in that manner."
"I was just trying to let them know how I felt about being mistreated."
"As far back as I can remember, I knew there was something wrong with our way of life when people could be mistreated due to the color of their skin."
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"It is always right to do right."
"People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. I was not tired physically...No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in."
"I had been pushed around all my life and felt at this moment that I couldn't take it anymore."
"I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free...so other people would be also free."
"I believe we will have to rise up against injustice or else we will fall for anything."
"People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year."
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."
"The time is always right to do what is right."
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can choose not to be reduced by them."
"Memories of our lives, of our works, and our deeds will continue in others."
"There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take… The line between reason and madness grows thinner."
"Don't let them brand you. Don't let them tell you who you are."
"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."
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"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 have learned the power of the pencil and the pen."
"My only concern was to get home after a hard day's work."
"All I was doing was trying to get home from work."
"Why do you all push us around?"
"The only thing that made me become Civil Rights activist was the inspiration of the people who came before me."
"I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move."
"I was just tired of giving in."
"As far back as I can remember, I knew there was something wrong. I loved the library, but I couldn't use it as I liked."
"I had not planned to get arrested. I had plenty to do without having to end up in jail."
"I also knew that while I had a right to stand my ground, I did not have a right to strike back when someone did it to me."
"You may prick your finger, just don't go bleeding all over everybody else."
"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."
"There is a cause worth fighting for, and it's bigger than just you or me."
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"I am leaving this legacy to all of you...to bring peace, justice, equality, love, and a fulfillment of what our lives should be."
"I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free… so other people would be also free."
"As far back as I can remember, I knew there was something different about me."
"People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true."
"I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people."
"I was arrested on December 1st, 1955 for refusing to give up my seat on a bus to a white person."
"The only thing that made that situation different was the presence of Dr. King."
"I was always too outspoken."
"I had no idea when I refused to give up my seat on that Montgomery bus that my small act of defiance would help put an end to segregation laws in the South."
"I feel very strong about my beliefs."
"I had almost a life history of being rebellious."
"When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, there was nothing that could stop them."
"I had been pushed around all my life and felt at this moment that I couldn't take it any more."
"This is the kind of protest that is challenging the right of a minority to rule a majority."
"I would like to be remembered as a person who stood up to injustice."
"I'm tired of being treated like a second-class citizen."
"I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free."
"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear."
"Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut that held its ground."
"People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. I was not tired physically... No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in."
"You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right."
"Each person must live their life as a model for others."
"Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others."
"Knowing what must be done does away with fear."
"Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone."
"I have learned that friendship is not about who you've known the longest, it's about who came and never left your side."
"I would like to be remembered as a person who stood up and represented herself when she knew it was necessary."
"There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take... The line between reason and madness grows thinner."
"Without respect for people of different races or ethnicities and without respect for all who contribute to our society, a society will degrade and deteriorate."
"Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression. We soothe ourselves with the salve of attempted indifference, accepting the false rationalization that the world has no place for the likes of us."
"To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try."
"You can't go around and keep your head down. You can't hide here and hide there. You've got to stand up, speak up, speak out about your rights."
"The only tired I was, was tired of giving in."
"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."
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