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

Quote by Rosa Parks

Topics: Rosa Parks Quotes

At the time I was arrested I had no idea it would turn into this....

At the time I was arrested I had no idea it would turn into this....

Why do you all push us around?

Why do you all push us around?

It was not pre-arranged. It just happened that the driver made a demand and I...

It was not pre-arranged. It just happened that the driver made a demand and I...

I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope...

I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope...

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

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

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

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

Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And...

Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And...

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes...

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes...

Each person must live their life as a model for others

Each person must live their life as a model for others

Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children...

Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children...

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

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

All I was doing was trying to get home from work.

All I was doing was trying to get home from work.

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

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

Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you...

Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you...

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminshes...

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminshes...

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

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

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

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

What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a...

What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a...

Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what...

Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what...

Yeah, I catch an attitude sometimes, get over it.

Yeah, I catch an attitude sometimes, get over it.

I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service.

I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service.

Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand. It's knowing you're licked...

Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand. It's knowing you're licked...

Ideals are an imaginative understanding of that which is desirable in that which is possible.

Ideals are an imaginative understanding of that which is desirable in that which is possible.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

When we love there is no reason why.

When we love there is no reason why.