Stand For Something Or You Will

This saying is widely attributed to Parks but its provenance is uncertain; the first part — "stand for something or fall for anything" — traces most credibly to Scottish-American pastor Peter Marshall in the 1940s, and the oak/nut portion may derive from a separate tradition. While Parks may have said or repeated a version of it, the attribution of originating authorship to her is unverified, and the quote's complex history suggests caution.