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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“There is no future without education.”

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

“There is just one race, the human race.”