Rosa Parks Quotes

you must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.

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

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

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

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.

One person can change the world.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Knowing what must be done does away with fear.

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

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

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

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

It is better to protest than to accept injustice.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

There is no future without education.

I want to be treated like a human being.

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.

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.

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

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