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All I was doing was trying to get home from work. — Rosa Parks

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

Rosa Parks inspired many. She will not be forgotten. — John Shimkus

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

Arrest me for sitting on a bus? You may do that. — Rosa Parks

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

God has always given me the strength to say what is right. — Rosa Parks

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

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

Rosa Parks' entire career has been one as working as a civil rights activist. — Douglas Brinkley

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

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

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

All I was trying to do was get home from work. — Rosa Parks

There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take ... The line between reason and madness grows thinner. — Rosa Parks

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

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

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

When one's mind is made up ... fear diminishes. — Rosa Parks

She was by no means one of the great refusers. Not an existentialist hero, or a Rosa Parks, or even a Bartleby. — Renata Adler

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

The only tired I was, was tired of giving in. — Rosa Parks

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

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

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

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

Some people know Rosa Parks, they know Daisy Bates in Arkansas, but every ... Ruby Doris Smith, Diane Nash, countless individuals. — John Lewis

If Rosa Parks had not refused to move to the back of the bus, you and I might never have heard of Dr. Martin Luther King. — Ramsey Clark

Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community. — Rosa Parks

My resisting being mistreated on the bus did not begin with that particular arrest ... I did a lot of walking in Montgomery. — Rosa Parks

I had felt for a long time that, if I was ever told to get up so a white person could sit, that I would refuse to do so. — Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther King could walk. Martin Luther King walked so Obama could run. Obama's running so we all can fly. — Jay-Z

An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others. — Rosa Parks

I will always work for human rights for all people. — Rosa Parks

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

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

I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man's inhuman treatment of the Negro. — Rosa Parks

Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing. — Rosa Parks

I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move. — Rosa Parks

You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right. — Rosa Parks

The real meaning of courage was the personal sacrifice of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King. — Pete Seeger

Today's college students demand a self-segregating "safe space". Rosa Parks spinning in her grave. — A.E. Samaan

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

I had been pushed as far as I could stand — Rosa Parks

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

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

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

If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she'd still be standing. — Mary Frances Berry

It is better to protest than to accept injustice. — Rosa Parks

I was stunned to find out there had never been a serious, scholarly biography ever written on Rosa Parks. — Douglas Brinkley

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

One person can change the world. — Rosa Parks

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

Why do you all push us around? — Rosa Parks

I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never. — Rosa Parks

I just think Rosa Parks was overrated. Last time I checked, she got famous for breaking the law. — Stephen Colbert

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

There is no future without education. — Rosa Parks

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

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

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

The world knows of Rosa Parks because of a single, simple act of dignity and courage that struck a lethal blow to the foundations of legal bigotry. — William J. Clinton

The civil rights movement would experience many important victories, but Rosa Parks will always be remembered as its catalyst. — Jim Costa

I want to be treated like a human being. — Rosa Parks