I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this… — Rosa Parks · Smartyfair

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

Rosa Parks1913–2005 · activist · 1900s-2000s USARosa Parks was an American civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955 sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal moment in the fight against racial segregation in the United States.5 quotes

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Once you decide what's right, being scared gets smaller.

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What turned up: Quiet Strength (2000), Rosa Parks' own book, written and published in her lifetime (she died 2005). Primary text, not a posthumous compilation.
Work: Quiet Strength
Occasion: 2000
Sources checked: en.wikiquote.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026Sourced section, cites Quiet Strength (2000)

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