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

I thought about Emmett Till, and I could not go back. My legs and feet were not hurting, that is a stereotype. I paid the same fare as others, and I ….

If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children..

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

I have spent over half my life teaching love and brotherhood, and I feel that it is better to continue to try to teach or live equality and love than….

I had felt for a long time, that if I was ever told to get up so a white person could sit, that I would refuse to do so..

Knowing what must be done does away with fear..

Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free ….

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

We didn't have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next. I remember going to sleep as a girl hearing ….

I knew someone had to take the first step. So I made up my mind not to move..

I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed. I had decided that I would have to know once and for all what rights I had as a human being a….

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

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..

There were times when it would have been easy to fall apart or to go in the opposite direction, but somehow I felt that if I took on more step, someo….

People need to free their minds of racial prejudice and believe in equality for all and freedom regardless of race. It would be a good thing if all p….

If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and t….

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….

When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change..

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..

I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day..