The world knows of Rosa Parks because of a single, simple act of dignity and courage that struck a lethal blow to the foundations of legal bigotry.
Bill Clinton
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Mike and I are tuned into doing this right. If a customer calls me, I'm going to be in their office within half an hour. You're not going to have that response when the owner is in Florida and the call center happens to be in Santa Rosa.
Gaetan Tamo
Rosa Parks was a symbol of fighting for civil rights. She personified simple eloquence.
Hilary Shelton
Cindy Sheehan has become the Rosa Parks of the anti-war movement, ... She's tired, fed up and she's not going to take it anymore, and so now we stand with her.
Lennox Yearwood
I am Classic Rock Revisited. I revisit it every waking moment of my life because it has the spirit and the attitude and the fire and the middle finger. I am Rosa Parks with a Gibson guitar.
Ted Nugent
I don't care about a 12 inch sea turtle. They seem to be better off that the people [Santa Rosa County] is trying to help.
Susan Roberts
Will it hurt sales in Beaumont? Not at the moment, because the people moving in are still going to go to Rosa Parks. But eventually, that's going to be a problem because (home buyers) are going to ask us, 'Can you guarantee my child will go to Rosa Parks?' We can't guarantee anything, we're Realtors.
Marty Taylor
What a great surprise for us beating Santa Rosa.
Bill Halpin
It was a fitting tribute to Rosa Parks, ... There's no question. She means so much, not only to Montgomery and to the state, but to the entire world.
John Knight
Every movement has a moment when it torques up, ... Cindy is the Rosa Parks of the peace movement in 2005. Cindy, Rosa Parks, Paul Revere -- they're people who try to start something.
Tom Matzzie
He missed an opportunity to name somebody to the courts with the spirit of Rosa Parks, with diversity and minority rights.
Joseph Lowery
Rosa Parks served as an inspiration to generations of African-Americans and all people of good will. More than an icon, Mrs. Parks is symbolic of the thousands of courageous NAACP workers who fight for civil rights in their communities.
Bruce S. Gordon
We applaud the efforts of Cindy Sheehan in Texas. We consider her the Rosa Parks of the new movement opposing the Iraq war.
Rosemary Palmer
The awareness of historical and archaeological resources in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties is vitally important to our area's ongoing historic preservation efforts. This kiosk serves a critical element to the council's marketing infrastructure to promote these efforts to visitors as well as to area residents.
Robert Price
It's just horribly unfair. The GO Zone extends to Baldwin County in Alabama, but doesn't recognize the damage caused (in Escambia and Santa Rosa) by Dennis.
Richard Hawkins
We have operators who have grown up in Santa Rosa, who have spent 30 or 40 years here. When somebody is confused and needs directions, they can give them - and they can pronounce the street names.
Gaetan Tamo
We need to stop perpetrators before they abuse our children. We want perpetrators to know Santa Rosa County is not the place to commit abuse.
Greg Lowery
There are many buses ahead of us yet. As we continue to confront inequality and segregation in our country, we still have the stellar example of Rosa Parks' gracious activism to guide and inspire us.
C. Dixon Osburn
If Rosa Parks had not refused to move to the back of the bus, you and I might never have heard of Dr. Martin Luther King.
Ramsey Clark
We've been wanting to locate a store in Santa Rosa for a while, and this is just a perfect fit.
Kathryn Gallagher
Levi wanted to come into Santa Rosa and keep the jersey. And he showed everyone that he was going to do it.
Jackson Stewart
I think the team is still hung up on what happened in Santa Rosa.
Augustine Ruiz
It creates a kind of landmark that people know when they go to Rosa. It's almost like an oasis. It's kind of cool; it orients you.
David Rockwell
Rosa Parks was a brunet who was not ignored.
Heather Arnet
It's a severe loss to our country and the African-American community nationwide. I would put her in the same league as Rosa Parks in terms of what she represents.
Raoul Cunningham
As a mark of respect for the memory of Rosa Parks, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, that on the day of her interment, the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff.
George W Bush
This is a monumental step for Santa Rosa Junior College, because it is a direct statement that it is changing from a one-campus to a two-campus college.
Doug Garrison
It was an attempt to get rid of the pickets. We're rather astounded that the jury feels this is appropriate conduct for Santa Rosa.
Sandra Benson
I didn't want to do something on Native Americans or Rosa Parks and this seemed interesting.
Lynn Williams
Rosa Pardee is the best defensive player on this level that I've ever seen.
Paul Brosious
It's going to take more than one group or organization to bring about change. It's going to take the mothers, the fathers, the clergy, government and all of the alliances as a whole, to continue the legacies of the Doctor Kings, the Rosa Parks and the Coretta Scott Kings.
Helen Hudson
I was here when Rosa Parks started and I just wanted to be here when she departed.
Joseph Lowery
It's no surprise to us that Cousin Rosa is being honored in Pensacola because she championed a cause for people everywhere.
Carolyn Green
Most of them had been in Santa Rosa two weeks or less. They were just passing through.
Terry Oden
Make Rosa Parks proud. We should say 'no' every time our civil rights have been denied.
Rebecca Hill
Determine, once and for all, whether Cindy Sheehan is Rosa Parks or Lyndon Larouche.
Paula Zahn
I'm thankful to God that I had the opportunity to know ? not hear about ? but know Rosa Parks.
Johnnie Carr
After talking to the (Santa Rosa) police and the CHP, we believe there were about 130,000 people out there. We knew we had something special here, and I think it is exceeding all of our expectations.
Shawn Hunter
Rosa Parks was known as the queen mother of the movement. She sat down so that her people could stand up.
Joseph Lowery
It's an honor and privilege to come back and be the basketball coach at my alma mater, a place that means a great deal to me and is a big part of who I am today. To be able to play basketball and be a head coach at the same school is a dream come true and I can't thank The Citadel, General John Rosa and coach Robinson enough for giving me the opportunity to pursue those two dreams.
Ed Conroy
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