I'm Tough In The Sense That I

I Feel Very Lucky To Have Grown Up Having Interaction With Adults Who Were Making Change But Who Were Far From Perfect Beings. That Feeling Of Not Being Paralyzed By Your Incredible Inadequacy As A Human Being, Which I Feel Every Day, Is A Part Of The Legacy That I've Gotten From So Many Of The Adult Elders.

I Need To Work Outside Government, On My Own.

I Grew Up In A Very Religious Family And It Is The Motivating Force To Every Thing I Do. I Am Fortunate To Have Had Adults All Around Me Who Really Lived Their Faith, In Helping Other People And Doing The Best You Can Do.

Dr. King Used To Say, 'i Was Sitting In The Back Of The Bus, But My Mind Was Always Up Front.' Don't Let Anybody Tell You That You Can't Do It. You Aim High And You Work Very Hard And Now I Think It's Clear That You Can Be Anything You Want To.

[rosa Louise] Parks Used To Say, "everybody Looks At Me Because I Sat Down Once In Montgomery, But The Real Hero Is A Woman Named Septima Clark."she Created The Citizenship Schools [where Civil-rights Activists Taught Basic Literacy And Political Education Classes].