At the time I was arrested I had no idea it would turn into this. It was just a day like any other day. The only thing that made it significant was that the masses of the people joined in.

It takes more than one person to bring about peace - it takes all of us.

I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day.

Knowing what must be done does away with fear.

It is better to protest than to accept injustice.

All I was trying to do was get home from work.

I did not want to be mistreated, I did not want to be deprived of a seat that I had paid for. It was just time… there was opportunity for me to take a stand to express the way I felt about being treated in that manner. I had not planned to get arrested. I had plenty to do without having to end up in jail. But when I had to face that decision, I didn't hesitate to do so because I felt that we had endured that too long. The more we gave in, the more we complied with that kind of treatment, the more oppressive it became.