Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.
There is no gain without struggle.
Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service.
We have flown the air like birds and swum the sea like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers.
The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.
Whatever God requires is right, no matter what it is, although we may not see the reason there of until all of the events transpire.
It is cheerful to God when you rejoice or laugh from the bottom of your heart.
The greatest purveyor of violence in the world : My own Government, I can not be Silent.
Quietly endure, silently suffer and patiently wait.
Religion is for people who’re afraid of going to hell. Spirituality is for those who’ve already been there.
We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there “is” such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.
We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.
A right delayed is a right denied.
Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.
For weeks Tyrone thought he was going to die any minute, and there were also times when he was afraid he wasnt going to die.
Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views.
It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can stop him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.
Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
There’s a sorrow and pain in everyone’s life, but every now and then there’s a ray of light that melts the loneliness in your heart and brings comfort like hot soup and a soft bed.
Whenever men and women straighten their backs up, they are going somewhere, because a man can’t ride your back unless it is bent.