Rosa Parks
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13 quotes we’ve traced to Rosa Parks
“I had been pushed around all my life and felt at this moment that I couldn't take it anymore”
Verified“I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear”
Verified“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, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in”
Verified“But 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”
Attributed“Each person must live their life as a model for others”
Attributed“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”
Attributed“I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home”
Attributed“I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move”
Attributed“I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free”
Attributed“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”
Attributed“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right”
Attributed“Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut that held its ground”
Disputed“You may go on and do so”
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