“It's absolutely fun to walk around and have people respect you. When Michael Jackson did Thriller, I was in the park one day, and a girl came up to me and said, "Man, the only people they talk about around here are Michael Jackson and you." It was pretty flattering to be considered in the same light as the king of pop in my area.” PeopleMenSaidLightGirlFunWalksKingsOne DayAreasPopsParksThrillersFlattering Author:Rick Ross
“Myself--a prince by fortune of my birth, Near to the king in blood, and near in love Till you did make him misinterpret me-- Have stooped my neck under your injuries And sighed my English breath in foreign clouds, Eating the bitter bread of banishment, Whilst you have fed upon my signories, Disparked my parks and felled my forest woods, From my own windows torn my household coat, Rased out my imprese, leaving me no sign, Save men's opinions and my living blood, To show the world I am a gentleman.” MenWorldShowsMy OwnOpinionBloodBirthKingsEatingWindowBreathsFortuneLeavingCloudsWoodsForestsBreadBitterGentlemanParksNecksInjuryFedsHouseholdCoatsTornLeaving MeSave MeFed UpBanishment Book:King Richard II: Third Series Source: King Richard II: Third Series
“We are redeemed one man at a time. There is no family pass ticket or park hopping pass to life. One ticket - one at a time. Man doesn't vanquish hatred or bigotry. The target keeps moving. From the blacks to the Irish; atheists to Christians. But as always there are a few leaders: Ben Franklin, John Quincy Adams, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Abraham Lincoln, Fredrick Douglas, Booker T Washington, Ghandi and Martin Luther King. They know that the march toward freedom never ends, man must be ever vigilant and pray less with his lips and more with his legs.” KnowsMenEndsChristianMovingLeaderPrayingKingsHatredLipsAtheistLegsParksTargetMarchBigotryOne ManTicketsLutherKeep MovingAbrahamFranklinRedeemedVigilantVanquishHoppingBen Franklin Author:Glenn Beck
“We live in a society that says "You Gotta get yours" and I'm not suggesting that you don't handle your business but I want to show people... Gandhi gave, Mother Theresa gave, Martin Luther King gave, Rosa Parks gave, Sojourner Truth gave, and these people had a rich life! They may have not had a Rolls Royce, Range Rover, or lived in the best neighborhoods but they changed history forever and they changed lives forever and that's what I aim to do.” PeopleWantMayShowsMotherForeverRichChangedKingsAimHandleRangeParksNeighborhoodLutherSuggestingRosaRolls RoyceTheresaRich LifeChanged LifeMother TheresaSojournersRange Rover Author:Eric Thomas
“One of the things about Steve Jobs is that he gives us an opportunity to look at the disjuncture between that world and the world he claimed that Apple represented, the "Think different" world of Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks and Gandhi.” ThinkingWorldGivingLooksDifferentJobsOpportunityKingsApplesParksLutherDifferent WorldsRosaThink Different Author:Alex Gibney
“I was doing stand up comedy when I was 11, that's how I got started; not because I wanted to do comedy, but because we were broke, living in Echo Park in Downtown Los Angeles, from 1986, I saw the Rodney King riots; my parents didn't really work. But I wanted a new backpack, that's how I got into this business - I wanted a new backpack.” WantedParentSawsComedyKingsBrokeParksLos AngelesEchoesRiotDowntownStand Up ComedyDowntown Los Angeles Author:Shia LaBeouf
“I heard of Martin Luther King Jr. when I was 15 years old. I heard of Rosa Parks. And I met Dr. King in 1958 at the age of 18. I met Rosa Parks ... But to pick up a fun comic book - some people used to call them "funny books" - to pick this little book up, it sold for 10 cents, 12 pages or 14 pages? 14 pages I digested. And it inspired me. And I said to myself, "If the people of Montgomery can do this, maybe I can do something. Maybe I can make a contribution."” PeopleIfsYearsLittlesSaidI CanBookAgeUsedFunCan DoHeardKingsMetsPagesPicksInspiredComicParksContributionCentsComic BookDrsLutherCan Do SomethingRosaMontgomeryFunny Book Author:John Lewis
“Most students graduate from high school knowing nine words about the civil rights movement: Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, and "I Have a Dream." And that's it!” DreamSchoolKnowingRightsMovementStudentsKingsHigh SchoolNineCivil RightsParksGraduatesLutherCivil Rights MovementRosaGraduating High School Author:Andrew Aydin
“It is our hope that when people read "March" - Book One, Book Two, and Book Three - that they will understand that another generation of people, especially young people, were deeply inspired by the work of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and many others.” PeopleTwoBookYoungThreeGenerationsKingsInspiredParksMarchLutherRosa Author:John Lewis
“I met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. [Martin Luther] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble. So I got in good trouble, necessary trouble.” WayTwoIndividualTroubleKingsMetsInspiredParksDrsLutherRosaDr Martin Luther King Author:John Lewis
“One of our priorities when doing "March" is to sort of undo what we feel is the disservice done by what we call the Nine Words Problem. Which is that most American kids, whatever they do learn about the movement, especially in school, is usually limited to Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, "I Have a Dream." And so there's sort of a layer of unreality; there's not a sense of continuity.” FeelsDoneProblemDreamKidsSchoolMovementKingsPrioritiesNineParksMarchLayersLutherContinuityDisserviceUnrealityRosa Author:Nate Powell
“What you might not know is that shortly after she worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others, Rosa Parks had to leave her home in Alabama to escape the constant threat of violence.” KnowsHomeMightViolenceKingsConstantThreatParksDrsLutherAlabamaRosaDr Martin Luther King Author:Michel Martin
“I think one of things that Steve Jobs, in his own funny way, encouraged us to remember with those "Think different" posters of Gandhi and Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King was, "How do you make the world a better place?"” ThinkingWorldWayDifferentJobsRememberKingsParksBetter PlaceLutherPostersRosaThink Different Author:Alex Gibney
“People look at me like I should have been like Malcolm X or Martin Luther King or Rosa Parks. I should have seen life like that and stay out of trouble, and don't do this and don't do that. But it's hard to live up to some people's expectations.” PeopleShouldLooksHas BeensHardTroubleKingsExpectationsShould HaveParksLook At MeLutherShould Have BeenRosa Author:Rodney King
“I was raised in Arizona, and I went to public school, and the extent of my knowledge of the civil-rights movement was the story of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. I wonder how much my generation knows.” KnowsStoriesSchoolWonderRightsGenerationsMovementKingsRaisedCivil RightsParksLutherPublic SchoolCivil Rights MovementMy GenerationArizonaRosa Author:Emma Stone