"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."

"There is no future in any job where you don't have the right to be treated with respect."

"You don't have to be a big shot to make a difference. You just have to care."

"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... No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in."

"I had to know once and for all what rights I had as a human being and a citizen."