78 Quotes by Ruby Bridges

I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.

From age 7 to about 37, I had a normal life and not a very easy one.

Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.

I felt like there was something I needed to do - speaking to kids and sharing my story with them and helping them understand racism has no place in the minds and hearts of children.

The greatest lesson I learned that year in Mrs. Henry's class was the lesson Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to teach us all: Never judge people by the color of their skin. God makes each of us unique in ways that go much deeper.

Schools should be diverse if we are to get past racial differences.

We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.

If kids have the oportunity 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.

The mission of the Ruby Bridges Foundation is to create educational opportunities like science camp that allow children from different racial, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds to build lasting relationships.