20 Best Rosa Parks Quotes To Inspire You
Rosa Parks, widely recognized as the “mother of the civil rights movement,” was honored for her valiant act of resistance on December 1, 1955, when she declined to yield her bus seat to a white gentleman in Montgomery, Alabama.
Her subtle fortitude and resolute opposition served as a seminal emblem in the struggle against racial segregation and contributed to the inception of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
In addition to this momentous occasion, Parks remained an active proponent of civil rights for the remainder of her life, serving as a source of inspiration for innumerable individuals to confront injustice.
We have curated a selection of Rosa Parks’ most memorable quotations for this compilation. May these remarks provide an insight into her integrity and personal beliefs—and motivate all individuals who advocate for fairness and parity in society.
Inspirational Rosa Parks Quotes
“We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.”
“I did not get on the bus to get arrested I got on the bus to go home.”
“The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.”
“Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.”
“The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed, I suppose.”
“I had decided that I would have to know once and for all what rights I had as a human being and a citizen, even in Montgomery, Alabama.”
“I think as soon as we could get rid of the slave mentality we were on our way to trying to struggle for freedom.”
“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.”
“I remember going to sleep as a girl hearing the Klan ride at night and hearing a lynching and being afraid the house would burn down.”
“It pains me that there is still a lot of Klan activity and racism.”
“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.”
“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 would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.”
“Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.”
“Each person must live their life as a role model for others.”
“We still, today, have a long way to go and we have to continue our work.”
“Since I have always been a strong believer in God, I knew that He was with me, and only He could get me through that next step.”
“God has always given me the strength to say what is right … I had the strength of God and my ancestors with me.”
“We are not in a struggle of black against white, but wrong and right, right against wrong.”
“The only thing that bothered me was that we waited so long to make this protest and to let it be known, wherever we go, that all of us should be free and equal.”
