We must work passionately and unrelentingly for the goal of freedom, but we must be sure that our hands are clean in the struggle. We must never struggle with falsehood, hate, or malice. We must never become bitter.
The softminded person always wants to freeze the moment and hold life in the gripping yoke of sameness.
Your self-sacrificin g devotion to your purpose in life and your unwavering faith will carry you through times of difficulty.
We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love.
We all can’t be famous but we can all be great and we become great when we serve others.
It all boils down to this: that all life is interrelated.
Unconditional love will have the final word in reality.
The trailblazers in human, academic, scientific and religious freedom have always been nonconformists.
Be an artist at whatever you do. Even if you are a street sweeper, be the Michelangelo of street sweepers.
But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation.
We must in strength and humility meet hate with love.
Never succumb to the temptation of becoming bitter. As you press for justice, be sure to move with dignity and discipline, using only the instruments of love.
Before you finish eating breakfast in the morning, you’ve depended on more than half of the world.
Now let me say that the next thing we must be concerned about if we are to have peace on earth and good will toward men is the nonviolent affirmation of the sacredness of all human life. Every man is somebody because he is a child of God.
Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness.
The self cannot be self without other selves.
We have a great dream. It started way back in 1776, and God grant that America will be true to her dream.
Ultimately a great nation is a compassionate nation.
Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself...
The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others.