"People always say that I didn’t give up……" — Rosa Parks
"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."
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Rosa Parks
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63 Quotes by Rosa Parks
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All I was trying to do was get home from work.
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If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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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…
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Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut that held its ground.
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As long as there is unemployment, war, crime and all things that go to the infliction of man's inhumanity to…
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I had felt for a long time, that if I was ever told to get up so a white person…
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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…
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I did not get on the bus to get arrested I got on the bus to go home.
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If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate…
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I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a…
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