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1/15/11

Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes


"All labour that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence." ~MArtin Luther King Jr.

"At the centre of non-violence stands the principle of love." ~Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)

“Carve a tunnel of hope through the dark mountain of disappointment.” ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Don’t allow anybody to make you feel like nobody.” ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"Everyone has the power for greatness, not for fame, but greatness, because greatness is determined by service." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

“He who is devoid of the power to forgive, is devoid of the power to love.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"I have decided to stick to love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." ~Martin Luther King Jr

"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"If a man hasn't discovered something that he would die for, he isn't fit to live." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Let no man pull you low enough to hate him." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?' - Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way. Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"No person has the right to rain on your dreams." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"Nothing in the world is dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

 "Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anaemic." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." ~Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)

"That old law about ‘an eye for an eye’ leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do what is right." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically... Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"The time is always right to do what is right." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

“To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"We are not makers of history. We are made by history." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"We bust build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"We must substitute courage for caution." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"We must use time creatively." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

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