Rosa Parks Quotes

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

Life, Live, Person

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

Fear, Mind, Done

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.
Rosa Parks

Equality, Children, Racism

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

Others, Lives, Memories

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

Person, Free, Wanted

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.
Rosa Parks

Hurt, Place, Again

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

Tired, Citizen, Treated

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 was quite tired after spending a full day working.
Rosa Parks

Tired, After, Working

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

Alone, Same, Free

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

Work, Home, Trying

At the time I was arrested I had no idea it would turn into this. It was just a day like any other day. The only thing that made it significant was that the masses of the people joined in.
Rosa Parks

Time, Idea, Turn

Why do you all push us around?
Rosa Parks

Why, Around, Push

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

Work, Home, Hard

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Nationality: American

Born: February 4, 1913

Died: October 24, 2005

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