"There were times when it would have been easy to give up and give in, but I was determined to hold my ground."

"I learned to put my trust in God and to keep on going."

"Nobody can do it for you. You have to do it yourself."

"When the history of this nation is written, I hope that it will be said that we, the people, took a stand for justice and equality."

"I felt that I had a right to stay where I was. I just felt that I had been there long enough, and I was not going to move."