What I do remember about first grade and that year was that it was very lonely. I didn’t have any friends, and I wasn’t allowed to go to the cafeteria or play on the playground. What bothered me most was the loneliness in school every day. Ruby Bridges Read Quote
Evil looks like you and I. I know what evil looks like, and I know that it comes in all shades and colors. Ruby Bridges Read Quote
I wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds. Ruby Bridges Read Quote
If we’re gonna get past our our racial differences, it’s gonna come from our kids, but they have to be together to do that. Ruby Bridges Read Quote
None of our kids come into the world knowing anything about disliking one another. Ruby Bridges Read Quote
Throughout my life, my prayers have actively sustained me – held me up, carried me through. Ruby Bridges Read Quote