78 Quotes by Ruby Bridges

I would dream that this coffin had wings, and it would fly around my bed at night, and so it was a dream that happened a lot, and that's what frightened me.

That's really what my work is all about - bringing kids together.

A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.

I do think that some people are born as old souls.

My mother and our pastor always said you have to pray for your enemies and people who do you wrong, and that's what I did.

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. She was one of the most loving people I had ever known.

None of our kids come into the world knowing anything about disliking one another.

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.

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.