Quotes from Rosa Parks
The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes 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.
You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
I have learned that trying to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.
I have learned that in order to move forward, you must be willing to let go of the past.
Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
Each person must live their life as a model for others.
I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free… so other people would be also free.
I would like for young people to know that anything is possible with determination, hard work, and a belief in oneself.
My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
I was just trying to let them know how it felt to be treated unfairly.
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 more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. I was not old, although some people have an image of me as being old then. I was forty-two. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
Quotes from Rosa Parks part 2
Fill up your minds with the following, and bear them constantly in mind: Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice.
I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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 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.
You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
We are more alike than unalike.
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 more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. I was not old, although some people have an image of me as being old then. I was forty-two. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
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.
I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice.
I was not going to move from that seat.
Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.
Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
My story is the story of countless others who contributed to our nation’s changing ideas of what it meant to be free.
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 tired old argument of separate but equal was would not stand.
The way I see it, the first step is to see ourselves as equal and to treat others as such.
If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
When I refused to give up my seat, it wasn’t because I was tired, but because I wanted to end the tiredness for future generations.
I have learned that trying to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.
The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life – mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.
I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free… so other people would be also free.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
No one can make us feel inferior without our consent.
I would like for young people to know that anything is possible with determination, hard work, and a belief in oneself.
My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.