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

I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.

I thought about Emmett Till, and I could not go back. My legs and feet were not hurting, that is a stereotype. I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.

Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free and at ease themselves. They thought that my action didn't just free blacks but them, too.

What really matters is not whether we have problems, but how we go through them. We must keep going on to make it through whatever we are facing.

I knew someone had to take the first step. So I made up my mind not to move.

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.