Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement”. Here is a collection of Rosa Parks quotes on civil rights and equality.
“I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.”
– Rosa Parks
“People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. I was not tired physically… No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.”
– Rosa Parks
“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.”
– Rosa Parks
“I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free… so other people would be also free.”
– Rosa Parks
“I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day.”
– Rosa Parks
“Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.”
– Rosa Parks
“Knowing what must be done does away with fear.”
– Rosa Parks
“The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.”
– 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
“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.”
– Rosa Parks
“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
“Memories of our lives, of our works, and our deeds will continue in others.”
– Rosa Parks
“The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.”
– Rosa Parks
“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 ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.”
– Rosa Parks
“There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take… The line between reason and madness grows thinner.”
– Rosa Parks
“People say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. I was not tired physically… No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.”
– Rosa Parks
“I believe that you have to know the past to understand the present and foresee the future.”
– Rosa Parks
“I have learned that if you want to make a positive impact in the world, you must start by making a positive impact in your own life.”
– Rosa Parks
“I would like people to think of me as someone who cares about them.”
– Rosa Parks
“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
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