There is no future without education.

My resisting being mistreated on the bus did not begin with that particular arrest…I did a lot of walking in Montgomery.

An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.

If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.

People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.

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.

There were times when it would have been easy to fall apart or to go in the opposite direction, but somehow I felt that if I took on more step, someone would come along to join me.