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Quote by Rosa Parks
I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giv

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

Other quotes by 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

Category:
Equality
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Rosa Parks
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I have learned over the years that when ones mind is made up, this diminishes fear knowing what must be done does away with fear. – Rosa Parks

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Fear
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Rosa Parks
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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

Category:
Broken Hearts
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Rosa Parks
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Other Quotes from
Black History
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We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers. Our abundance has brought us neither peace of mind nor serenity of spirit. – Martin Luther King,Jr.

Category:
Black History

I felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or rat in a trap. I had already determined to sell my life as dearly as possible if attacked. I felt if I could take one lyncher with me, this would even up the score a little bit. – Ida B. Wells

Category:
Black History

The African race is a rubber ball. The harder you dash it to the ground, the higher it will rise. – African Proverb

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Black History

Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face. – Carol Moseley-Braun

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Black History

Random Quotes

Teach you children poetry it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary. – Walter Scott

Category:
Poetry

At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage. – Tadao Ando

Category:
Courage

It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words. – Eric Hoffer

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Example

Unfortunately, chick flick has become a term to describe most movies that I dont even like. Theyre these movies that, yes, have women in them but they really dont reflect who women are, and theres something kind of silly or shallow or gossipy about them. – Carla Gugino

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movies