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> [I thought of Emmett Till, and when the bus driver ordered me to move to the back, I just couldn’t move.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/i-thought-of-emmett-till-and-when-the-bus-driver-ordered-me-to-move/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

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> [I did not get on the bus to get arrested I got on the bus to go home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/i-did-not-get-on-the-bus-to-get-arrested-i-got-on-the-bus-to-go-home/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

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> [I'd see the bus pass every day… But to me, that was a way of life; we had no choice but to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/i-d-see-the-bus-pass-every-day-but-to-me-that-was-a-way-of-life-we/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebf/rosa-parks-4916_accepting_i-d-see-the-bus-pass-every-day-but-to-me_1191539.jpg)

> [Arrest me for sitting on a bus? You may do that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/arrest-me-for-sitting-on-a-bus-you-may-do-that/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

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> [I have been refused entrance on the buses because I would not pay my fare at the front and go around to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/i-have-been-refused-entrance-on-the-buses-because-i-would-not-pay-my/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

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> [My resisting being mistreated on the bus did not begin with that particular arrest…I did a lot of walking in Montgomery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/my-resisting-being-mistreated-on-the-bus-did-not-begin-with-that/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

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## Other authors on Bus

## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/racism-is-still-with-us-but-it-is-up-to-us-to-prepare-our-children/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

> [ “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, \[...\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/people-always-say-that-i-didn-t-give-up-my-seat-because-i-was-tired/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

> [Let us look at Jim Crow for the criminal he is and what he has done to one life multiplied millions of times over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/let-us-look-at-jim-crow-for-the-criminal-he-is-and-what-he-has-done/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

> [I have never been what you would call just an integrationist. I know I've been called that... Integrating that bus wouldn't mean more equality.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/i-have-never-been-what-you-would-call-just-an-integrationist-i-know-i/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

> [I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength. Long ago I set my mind to be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/i-learned-to-put-my-trust-in-god-and-to-see-him-as-my-strength-long/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

> [One person can change the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/one-person-can-change-the-world/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

> [Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/many-whites-even-white-southerners-told-me-that-even-though-it-may/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

> [There is no future without education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/there-is-no-future-without-education/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

> [If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/if-you-want-to-be-respected-for-your-actions-then-your-behavior-must/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

> [you must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/you-must-never-be-fearful-about-what-you-are-doing-when-it-is-right/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/have-you-ever-been-hurt-and-the-place-tries-to-heal-a-bit-and-you/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

> [Knowing what must be done does away with fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/knowing-what-must-be-done-does-away-with-fear/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

> [I thought about Emmett Till, and I could not go back. My legs and feet were not hurting, that is a stereotype. I paid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/i-thought-about-emmett-till-and-i-could-not-go-back-my-legs-and-feet/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

> [I thought of Emmett Till, and when the bus driver ordered me to move to the back, I just couldn’t move.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/i-thought-of-emmett-till-and-when-the-bus-driver-ordered-me-to-move/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

> [“At the time i didn't realize why there was so much Klan activity, but later I learned that it was because African-American soldiers werre…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/at-the-time-i-didn-t-realize-why-there-was-so-much-klan-activity-but/)

[Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/)

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