Martin Luther King Jr.
An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed We hold these truths to be self-evident , that all men are created equal.
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Courage faces fear and thereby masters it.
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right.
Lives most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others ?
If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
Hatred paralyzes life, love releases it. Hatred confuses life, love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life, love illumines it.
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
The time is always right to do what is right.
You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as painted, or composed music or wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.