The 80 best phrases of Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist, who, very bravely, she refused to give her bus seat to a white man, which led to a 1955 Alabama bus boycott. This action occurred not because she was physically tired, but because she could no longer bear that blacks had to give in at all times.

This led to her imprisonment for violating the regulations that the city stated that Afro-descendants had to give him her seats in case there were no more seats available for the white people. This woman, who raised her voice against the injustice of racism, is marked in history with her best quotes.

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Great quotes and reflections from Rosa Parks

Becoming an inspiration for thousands of people of African descent, this woman marked a before and after in history and as a tribute we will know the most famous phrases of Rosa Parks.

1. Each person should live her life as a model for others.

We are all an example for others, that is why we must live correctly.

2. My grandfather was the one who instilled in my mother and her sisters, and in her children, that you should not bear the mistreatment of anyone. It was almost passed on in our genes.

No one has the right to mistreat another person.

3. Memories of our lives, our works and our actions will continue in others.

What is done in life, is transmitted to the descendants.

4. What I learned best in school from Ms. White was that I was a person with dignity and respect for myself.

Never lose self-respect or dignity.

5. Freedom has always been important to me.

We must all make people's freedom a priority.

6. I learned to put my trust in God and to seek him with all my might.

God is the refuge and shelter of those who believe in him.

7. I just want to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free.

Rosa Parks' wish was for everyone to be completely free.

8. We had a saying… that we worked “from can to can”, which means working from when you can see the sun to when you can't see it.

Work is fundamental in any society.

9. Time begins the process of healing the wounds that have been cut deep by oppression.

Time heals all wounds, especially those of the soul.

10. The only thing she was trying to do is get home from work.

It refers to what Rosa Parks was doing when she was arrested.

11. Never be afraid of what you do when it is right.

Doing the right thing should not generate fear, but happiness.

12. The more we gave in and obeyed, the worse we were treated.

Social injustice has always existed.

13. God has always given me the strength to say what is right.

Doing good always pleases God.

14. When I saw myself still sitting, she asked me if she was going to get up and I said, "No, I'm not going to do it." And she said to me, Good. If you don't get up, I'm going to have to call the police to arrest you. I said, "You can do it."

When we are sure that we are doing the right thing, no one can take that thought away from us.

15. We calm ourselves with the balm of indifference or attempts at indifference.

Indifference is a plague that is ruling the world.

16. Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to accomplish, and hopefully we will get through.

Racism is a discrimination that is still in force.

17. Prayer and the Bible became a part of my everyday thoughts and beliefs.

With this phrase, Rosa Parks shows that, with prayer, everything is achieved.

18. I have always been a firm believer in God, I knew He was with me, and only He could help me get through that next step.

Believing in something or someone helps us to continue on the right path.

19. Every day before dinner and before going to Sunday services, my grandmother read the Bible to me, and my grandfather prayed.

Religious beliefs were a fundamental part of this great activist.

20. I think there is only one race: the human race.

Before God and the laws we are all equal.

21. The only one tired was me, tired of giving in.

Sometimes we get tired of making others happy.

22. The mighty oak of today is the nut of yesterday that stood firm.

What we are is the effort of all the work that we have been doing.

23. White people will accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cowering.

We must never belittle anyone and much less bend to third parties.

24. I have learned over the years that when you are determined, it lessens your fear; Knowing what to do eliminates fear.

Strong motivation can overcome any fear.

25. I would like to be known as a person who cares about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.

You always have to fight so that all people have equality and freedom.

26. Everyone has the right to be free, from the beginning of civilization.

Freedom is something that is priceless.

27. No matter what, man has always wanted to have dominion over something, but that does not mean that none of us have the right to freedom.

Man has always wanted to be superior.

28. I didn't get on the bus to get arrested; I got on the bus to go home.

Words that relate what this woman experienced that day when she was imprisoned.

29. I had the strength of God and my ancestors with me.

Believing in God is essential to achieve everything.

30. He had decided that he would not go anywhere with a paper in his hand asking favors of the whites. I had made that decision for myself, as an individual.

When you make a decision you have to move on.

31. People need to free their minds from all racial prejudices.

To free yourself from racial prejudice, you must first free your mind.

32. Stand up for something or you'll fall for anything. The mighty oak of today is the nut of yesterday that stood firm.

If you firmly believe in something, don't give up and move on.

33. I see the energy of youth as a real force for positive change.

You have to give the youth good examples for a great change to take place.

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

No person is less than another, we are all the same.

35. No one may trample or humiliate another person for any reason.

Do not allow anyone to humiliate you or disrespect you.

36. They always say that I did not get up from the seat because I was tired, but it is not true. I was no more physically tired than normal at the end of a day's work.

We are all tired of something.

37. He wasn't even certain that he would survive that day.

There are times when we want to throw in the towel in the face of any difficulty.

38. I believe that we are here on planet earth to live, grow and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.

We are all in this world for a purpose.

39. You've been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit and you just remove the scar over and over again.

Sometimes we want to run before we walk.

40. He had no idea that history was being made. She was tired of giving up.

Our actions can help others to rebel.

41. We will fail when we don't try.

The only real failure is when we don't try something out of fear.

42. I had given up my seat before, but this day I was especially tired. Tired of my work as a seamstress, and tired of the pain in my heart.

When injustice overwhelms us, all that remains is to act.

43. One person can change the world.

If we all set out and work on it, we can change the world.

44. It is better to teach or live equality and love... than hate and prejudice.

When we understand that we are all equal, then we can improve the world.

45. To achieve change, you should not be afraid to take the first step.

If you want to change something, take the necessary actions to do so.

46. As far as I can remember, I knew there was something wrong with our way of life because people could be mistreated because of the color of their skin.

No person should be abused.

47. She was not old, although many people believe that at that time she was old; he was 42 years old.

His age did not matter, but the subjugation he had experienced until then.

48. No, what I was was tired of giving in and giving in.

No one can stand being trampled on for so long.

49. I do my best to look at life with optimism and hope and hoping for a better day, but I don't think there is anything like total happiness.

You always have to be optimistic in life despite problems.

50. There is no future without education.

Education is the only tool that allows you to have a better future.

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

We will always find people who want to live the same dream as us.

52. I didn't realize at the time why there was so much Ku Klux Klan activity, but later I learned that it was because the soldiers African Americans were returning from World War I acting as if they deserved equal rights for having served their country.

Relating a difficult anecdote from his childhood.

53. Integrating that bus does not mean greater equality.

Some absurd laws during segregation that had nothing human about them.

54. I have never been what you would call an integrationist. I know they called me that ...

You always have to fight for what you want.

55. I will always work for the human rights of all people

We must all focus our fight on eradicating discrimination.

56. It was not previously agreed. It just happened that the driver made a demand and just didn't feel like obeying his demand. I was pretty tired after spending a full day working.

In life we ​​find situations in which the struggle for what is believed gives rise to difficult moments.

57. The line between reason and insanity is getting thinner.

It is very easy to enter the world of fanaticism.

58. I always felt that it was my right to defend myself if I could.

You always have to have the courage to fight for what you want.

59. I saw the bus go by every day… But for me, that was a way of life; we had no choice but to accept what was custom.

Customs are double-edged weapons, so you have to be very careful.

60. I think when you say that you are happy, you have everything you need and everything you want, and nothing more to wish for. I have not reached that stage yet.

Achieving true happiness is something that must be achieved step by step.

61. Without vision, people perish, and without courage and inspiration dreams die.

If you dream something visualize it and fight for it.

62. I didn't want to be mistreated, I didn't want to be deprived of a seat I had paid for. It was just the moment... he had the opportunity to take a position to express how he felt about being treated that way.

There are situations that drive us to do things that we would not do at other times.

63. When I was arrested I had no idea what this would turn into.

An arrest that became a landmark in history.

64. She was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I shouldn't put my gaze lower than anyone else just because she was black.

Each person has the right to be respected regardless of their skin color.

65. The bus was one of the first ways that I realized that there was a black world and a white world.

Unfortunately, today, there are still many people who denigrate others just because of their skin color.

66. God ended all my fear

God is the only one who can help free us from fear.

67. Even when there was segregation, there was a lot of integration in the South, but it was for the benefit and comfort of whites, not ours.

We are always going to find people who believe they are superior to others.

68. What really matters is not whether we have problems, but whether we overcome them. We must move on to overcome whatever we are facing

Life is full of problems, you just have to move on and overcome each difficulty.

69. It was a day like any other day. The only thing that made it significant was that the masses of the people came together.

Each day brings its successes and mistakes.

70. There is a maximum of damage, disappointment, and oppression that one can endure.

Each person has a limit and when he reaches it, he explodes without thinking.

71. That was the difference between black and white slaves. Black slaves were generally not allowed to keep their names, but were given new names by their owners.

It refers to the life of black slaves.

72. We had no civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.

In Rosa Park's time, people of African descent lacked civil rights.

73. Our mistreatment was wrong, and I was tired of it.

Bad actions become mistreatment towards others.

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

All people have to be treated with respect.

75. One of my greatest pleasures there was enjoying the smell of frying bacon and coffee brewing and knowing that the whites were doing the brewing instead of me.

When others do nice things, you have to enjoy it.

76. I remember when I was a child I would go to sleep, listen to the Klan walk at night, hear a lynching and fear that the house would catch fire.

Life for people of color has been very difficult.

77. The Montgomery boycott became the model for human rights around the world.

There are episodes that mark our life and that of the whole world.

78. Our existence was for the comfort and well-being of the white man; We had to accept being deprived of being human.

Many people believe that they can run over others because they feel superior.

79. I knew someone had to take the first step and I decided not to move.

There are times when not acting is the right solution.

80. Our freedom is threatened every time one of our young people is killed by another child… every time a person is arrested and beaten by the police because of the color of his skin.

Racism, unfortunately, is still going on.