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

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.

Since I have always been a strong believer in God, I knew that He was with me, and only He could get me through that next step

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

When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.

I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.

The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.