"I am just a person who believes in freedom and equality."

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

"I was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black."

"The driver said, 'If you don't stand up, I'm going to call the police and have you arrested.' I said, 'You may do that.'"

"I was a person with a sense of dignity and self-respect, and I did not want to be abused."