Rosa Parks Quotes

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

"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
(Related: Children, Racism)

"My only concern was to get home after a hard day's work."
- Rosa Parks
(Related: Home, Work, Concern, Day)

"Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others."
- Rosa Parks
(Related: Deeds, Memories, Will)

"I'm tired of being treated like a second-class citizen."
- Rosa Parks
(Related: Being)

"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
(Related: Fear, Mind, Years)

"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
(Related: Hurt)

"Each person must live their life as a model for others."
- Rosa Parks
(Related: Life)

"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
(Related: Time, People, Idea, Day)

"All I was doing was trying to get home from work."
- Rosa Parks
(Related: Home, Work, Trying)

"Why do you all push us around?"
- Rosa Parks

"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
(Related: Day)