"I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free so other people be also free."
Freedom
"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."
Courage
"Each person must live their life as a model for others and be responsible for their actions."
"I'm going to have to live my life as a model for others and be responsible."
Leadership
"Stand for something or you will fall for anything."
Strength
"You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right."
Justice
"I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free."
Freedom
"I have been no more influential than the first person who learned to make fire and passed the knowledge on."
Knowledge
"Racism is still alive, but it does not have to thrive."
Justice
"Each person must live their life as a model for others."
Life
"I spent my time doing something meaningful."
"Quiet determination is my personality."
Perseverance
"I have always wanted to be treated as an equal."
"I am not tired of living, I am tired of injustice."
Justice
"I would like to be free to walk the earth in dignity."
Freedom
"My grandmother was a strong influence on me."
Family
"I was not tired physically, but I was tired of giving in."
Perseverance
"When you are right, you do not need to blow about it."
"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."
"I would always want to be remembered as a person who worked."
Work
"Each of us can be responsible for the attitudes we express and actions we take."
"Knowing that you can do something about it is half the battle."
"I would like to go back to my home in Montgomery, Alabama. We live there, and that's really still our home."
"I had been pushed as far as I could be pushed."
Courage
"Fear is something to be stepped over, not to be afraid of."
Fear
"I have always been convinced that if we want change we must make it ourselves."
Change
"I'm not going to move out of the seat."
"I believe we are the same people, regardless of the color of our skin."
"I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free so other people be also free."
Hope
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face."
Courage