Rosa Parks Quotes

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

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

I believe there is only one race - the human race.

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

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.

I am leaving this legacy to all of you...to bring peace, justice, equality, love and a fulfillment of what our lives should be. Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die - the dream of freedom and peace.

People have said over the years that the reason I did not give up my seat was because I was tired. I did not think of being physically tired. My feet were not hurting. I was tired in a different way. I was tired of seeing so many men treated as boys and not called by their proper names or titles. I was tired of seeing children and women mistreated and disrespected because of the color of their skin. I was tired of Jim Crow laws, of legally enforced racial segregation.

One person can change the world.

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.

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.

Without a vision the people perish, but without courage dreams die.

It takes more than one person to bring about peace - it takes all of us.

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.

As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.

It is better to protest than to accept injustice.

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

There is no future without education.

There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still. As long as a child needs help, as long as people are not free, there will be work to do. As long as an elderly person is attacked or in need of support, there is work to do. As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.

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.

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.

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

There is a lack of interest in voting in the United States, and that troubles me. It is very necessary that people get registered, study the issues and be aware of the politics of our country. We will really be set back if people don't take the time to learn about the candidates who are concerned about the well-being of all the citizens and vote.

You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.

If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.