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1 " I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people. "
― Rosa Parks
2 " 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. 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. "
3 " Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others. "
4 " All I was doing was trying to get home from work. "
5 " 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. "
6 " 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. "
7 " Each person must live their life as a model for others. "
8 " I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free. "
9 " Even when there was segregation there was plenty of integration in the South, but it was for the benefit and convenience of the white person, not us. "
10 " We had a saying that we worked "from can to can't," which means working from when you can see (sunup) to when you can't (sundown). "
― Rosa Parks , Rosa Parks: My Story
11 " I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength. Long ago I set my mind to be a free person and not to give in to fear. I always felt that it was my right to defend myself if I could. 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 "
12 " To this day I believe we are here on earth to live, grow, and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom. "
13 " You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right. "
14 " The only tired I was, was tired of giving in. "
15 " 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. "
16 " 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. "
17 " Arrest me for sitting on a bus? You may do that. "
18 " I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart. "
19 " People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in "
20 " Nah "
