Rosa Lоuiѕе McCauley Parks (Fеbruаrу 4, 1913 – Oсtоbеr 24, 2005) wаѕ аn асtiviѕt in the Civil Rights Movement.
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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
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.
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. Rosa Parks
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.
Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way. Rosa Parks
Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free. Rosa Parks
I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free.
The Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute accepts people of any race. We don't discriminate against anyone. We teach people to reach their highest potential. I set examples by the way I lead my life. Rosa Parks
The Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute accepts people of any race. We don't discriminate against anyone. We teach people to reach their highest potential. I set examples by the way I lead my life.
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... No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in. 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... No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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
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.
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. Rosa Parks
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.
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
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.
As far back as I can remember, I knew there was something wrong with our way of life when people could be mistreated because of the color of their skin. Rosa Parks
As far back as I can remember, I knew there was something wrong with our way of life when people could be mistreated because of the color of their skin.
Each person must live their life as a model for others. Rosa Parks
Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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
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.