"My only concern was to get home after a hard day's work."

"People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. I was not old, al…"

"There were times when it would have been easy to give up and give in, but I was determined to hold my ground."

"I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day, but I don't think there is any such thing as complete happiness."

"I learned to put my trust in God and to keep on going."