"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."

"I was not afraid. I was resigned to give what I could to protect against the way I was being treated."

"The struggle for freedom and justice is a never-ending one."

"I hope we will overcome all the obstacles that are in our way."

"I had no idea when I refused to give up my seat on that Montgomery bus that my small action would help put an end to the segregation laws in the South."