Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?.

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..

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

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..

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..

An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others..

I'd see the bus pass every day… But to me, that was a way of life; we had no choice but to accept what was the custom. The bus was among the first wa….

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

I thought of Emmett Till, and when the bus driver ordered me to move to the back, I just couldn’t move..

My resisting being mistreated on the bus did not begin with that particular arrest…I did a lot of walking in Montgomery..

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 spend….

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

When that white driver stepped back toward us, when he waved his hand and ordered us up and out of our seats, I felt a determination cover my body li….

The only tired I was, was tired of giving in..

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.….

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..

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 had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up..

I did not want to be mistreated, I did not want to be deprived of a seat that I had paid for. It was just time… there was opportunity for me to take ….

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