Novel & Cerita Rosa Parks Famous Quotes

Shock written clearly across most of them. "Rosa is the most genuine person I have ever met in my entire life." My voice softened slightly despite everything. The words coming from somewhere I hadn't planned on accessing tonight. "She doesn't perform for cameras. She doesn't calculate angles. She speaks her mind even when it costs her. And I have watched every single one of you punish her for that honesty since the moment she walked into this room." "This is absurd," Johansson finally managed, her voice tight. "You're embarrassing yourself, Daniel."

I added genuinely. “All thanks to my Mom. My dad. Everyone. Everyone who loved me. Everyone I cared for.” She flashed a soft smile as her skin wrinkled around her eyes. She reached out and grabbed my arms from across the table. “...And that's why you need your loved ones now more than ever. I don't usually do this. Giving speeches. Motivational quotes and talks to anyone. But you, Lisa. You are special.”

Rosa. Immediately, a stunning face appeared on my screen. It wasn’t even her official account, they were all fan pages, news articles, and countless photos. She was everywhere. I had heard her name countless times before. From directors, actors, even my famous friends. They spoke about her in admiration, and awe. I remembered a particular conversation, one that had never left my mind. "You should be lucky that Dr. Rosa became a doctor instead of an actress. If she did, you'd always be second best, not the best like you are now."

And then the photo. She let out a slow breath, and her voice came low. Warm. Sure. “Hey,” she said. “Don’t do this alone.” I shook my head. It wasn’t defiance. Just defeat. I didn’t have the energy for anything else. The words, if I had them, were somewhere buried under the flood of everything else; fear, exhaustion, guilt, grief, confusion. Pride, maybe, clinging like mold to whatever scraps of dignity I had left. But Rosa didn’t wait for words.

With that determination, she continued with her words. “And, one last thing before I leave this stage. People will always want to pull you down because of some reason or the other. It can be anything from being disable to being incapable. Everyone would want you to never succeed in life and it's your decision to choose whether to listen to those people or fight to reach the top and shut those people up once and for all. Rose's collection is one that tells people to never give up. Thank you all.”

"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." — Martin Luther King Jr. Chapter 59 “Zeynep!” Yusuf called out, making everyone look in my direction. I suddenly felt like a deer caught in the headlights. “W…welcome,” I managed to stutter. “I…I hope you had a pleasant journey.” “What does a local village girl like you know about a ‘pleasant journey’? Have you ever seen a plane before?” Kamir retorted.

Justin asked. "I'm not a rose, so I will never wither."

I was determined not to be debilitated by grief, much less by people's pity. "That's my girl!" Rosa said with a proud smile. "You've done well, grasshopper." I rolled my eyes at the Kung Fu television show reference. As she started to walk away, I said, "Rosa, thanks for everything. You were there for me when I needed you the most and I can't tell you what that means to me." "That's okay, doc," she said, pulling me in for a quick hug. "If you need anything, just ask."

About meeting Martin Luther King in Chicago in 1966. "I was nobody," she said. "Just a poor Black girl from the Delta. But I was there. I saw things. I want someone to know." "I will make sure they know," I said. When I left, my recorder was full and my heart was overflowing. I had what I needed. The final piece. I drove home through the dark. The stars were out. The roads were empty. I thought about Mrs. Thomas. About my grandmother. About all the women who had come before me. Their strength was in my blood. Their stories were in my bones.

“You can’t just walk away, Rosa. Not after everything we’ve been through, after all these years. Rosa shook her head, her gaze dropping to the ground. “This isn’t about giving up,” she said, her voice barely above a whisper. “It’s about facing the truth. I can’t do this anymore, I can't keep pretending that everything will be okay when it won’t.”