There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still. As long as a child needs help, as long as people are not free, there will be work to do. As long as an elderly person is attacked or in need of support, there is work to do. As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.

you must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.

I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free.

To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.

I'd see the bus pass every day… But to me, that was a way of life; we had no choice but to accept what was the custom. The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.

Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.

Each person must live their life as a model for others.