Ruby Nell Bridges Hall is an American activist who became a symbol of the civil rights movement. She was six when she became the first African American child to integrate a white Southern elementary school. Motivational Ruby Bridges quotes will inspire you to be courageous and to stand up against injustice while celebrating her incredible life and legacy.
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Famous Ruby Bridges Quotes
My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that. Ruby Bridges
Experience comes to us for a purpose, and if we follow the guidance of the spirit within us, we will probably find that the purpose is a good one. Ruby Bridges
I now know that experience comes to us for a purpose, and if we follow the guidance of the spirit within us, we will probably find that the purpose is a good one. Ruby Bridges
We cannot prepare any young person to meet the challenges of their world if we falsify the history that he or she is taught. Ruby Bridges
God makes each of us unique in ways that go much deeper. Ruby Bridges
We must give our minds permission to accept and welcome change, rather than fear it Ruby Bridges
I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other. Ruby Bridges
The person that impacted my life the most would have to have been my father because he shaped me into who I am today. Ruby Bridges
A lot of my strength came from my upbringing. Ruby Bridges
Wisdom is a gift but has nothing to do with age. That was probably the case with me. Ruby Bridges
History definitely should be taught the way it happened good, bad or ugly. Ruby Bridges
God makes each of us unique in ways that go much deeper. Ruby Bridges
The person that impacted my life the most would have to have been my father because he shaped me into who I am today. Ruby Bridges
The only bad thing about burning your bridges behind you is that the world is round. Ruby Bridges
Don’t follow the path. Go where there is no path and begin the trail. When you start a new trail equipped with courage, strength and conviction, the only thing that can stop you is you! Ruby Bridges
I like to share my story with children, and they are amazed by the story. Ruby Bridges
Once my school was integrated, and I was there with white kids and a few black kids, it really didn’t matter to us what we looked like. Ruby Bridges
The people I passed every morning as I walked up the school’s steps were full of hate. They were white, but so was my teacher, who couldn’t have been more different from them. Ruby Bridges
When you start a new trail equipped with courage, strength, and conviction, the only thing that can stop you is you! Ruby Bridges
Somehow, it always worked. Kneeling at the side of my bed and talking to the Lord made everything okay. Ruby Bridges
Each and every one of us is born with a clean heart. Our babies know nothing about hate or racism. But soon they begin to learn and only from us. We keep racism alive. We pass it on to our children. We owe it to our children to help them keep their clean start Ruby Bridges
Throughout my life, my prayers have actively sustained me held me up, carried me through. Ruby Bridges
Racism is a form of hate. We pass it on to our young people. When we do that, we are robbing children of their innocence. Ruby Bridges
The only thing that can stop you is you. Ruby Bridges
If kids have the opportunity to come together to get to know one another, they can judge for themselves who they want their friends to be. All children should have that choice. We, as adults, shouldn’t make those choices for children. That’s how racism starts. Ruby Bridges
A lot of my strength came from my upbringing. Ruby Bridges
Racism is a grown up disease and we must stop using our children to spread it. Ruby Bridges
None of our kids come into the world knowing anything about disliking one another. Ruby Bridges
Never judge people by the color of their skin. Ruby Bridges
We all have a common enemy, and that is evil. Ruby Bridges
I wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds. Ruby Bridges
Even though we may have a lot to be ashamed of in our history, we also have a lot to be proud of. Ruby Bridges
I wish there were enough marshals to walk with every child as they faced the hatred and racism today, and to support, encourage them the way these federal marshals did for me. Ruby Bridges
I pray for my enemies, that God will forgive them. Ruby Bridges
I think that racism is ugly and so unfair, and I believe that we all need one another. Ruby Bridges
If we come together and embrace change, good will prevail. Ruby Bridges
Evil isn’t prejudiced. It doesn’t care what you look like; it just wants a place to rest. It’s up to you whether you give it that place. Ruby Bridges
I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate. Ruby Bridges
My message is really that racism has no place in the hearts and minds of our children. Ruby Bridges
Whenever good prevails, we have much to be proud of and much to celebrate. Ruby Bridges
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
I believe that history is sacred, and that none of us have the right to alter that history in any way. Ruby Bridges
We have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people. Ruby Bridges
I’ve been going against the grain since I was six years old. Ruby Bridges
The only bad thing about burning your bridges behind you is that the world is round. Ruby Bridges
Racism is a grown up disease and we must stop using our children to spread it. Ruby Bridges
I like to share my story with children, and they are amazed by the story. Ruby Bridges
Racism is a form of hate. We pass it on to our young people. When we do that, we are robbing our children of their innocence. Ruby Bridges
All of our schools should be good enough to attract a healthy racial mix, which, I believe, leads to the most effective learning for everybody. Ruby Bridges
Because of the way that I was introduced to racism, I chose integration as my life’s work. Ruby Bridges
