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

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.

I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.

Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.

It was not pre-arranged. It just happened that the driver made a demand and I just didn’t feel like obeying his demand. I was quite tired after spending a full day working.

Why do you all push us around?

I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.

My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.

I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength. Long ago I set my mind to be a free person and not to give in to fear. I always...

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...

Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.

Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.

Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.

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

People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of...

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