Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.

I had felt for a long time, that if I was ever told to get up so a white person could sit, that I would refuse to do so.

If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.

I will no longer act on the outside in a way that contradicts the truth that I hold deeply inside. I will no longer act as if I were less than the whole person I know myself inwardly to be.

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

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

Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.