You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
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.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many
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.
A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.
Let's build bridges, not walls.
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends.
Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'
Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.
May I stress the need for courageous, intelligent, and dedicated leadership... Leaders of sound integrity. Leaders not in love with publicity, but in love with justice. Leaders not in love with money, but in love with humanity. Leaders who can subject their particular egos to the greatness of the cause.
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.
Perhaps the worst sin in life is knowing right and not doing it.
Quietly endure, silently suffer and patiently wait.
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
Peace is not simply the absence of conflict, but the existence of justice for all people.
We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.
Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.
The time is always right to do what is right.
Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral. It is impractical because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction for all. It is immoral because it seeks to humiliate the opponent rather than win his understanding; it seeks to annihilate rather than to convert. Violence is immoral because it thrives on hatred rather than love.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
The richer we have become materially, the poorer we become morally and spiritually. We have learned to fly in the air like birds and swim in the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers.
Be The Peace You Wish To See In The World!
Unconditional love will have the final word in reality.
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
We must learn that passively to accept an unjust system is to cooperate with that system, and thereby to become a participant in its evil.
A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.
We must face the appalling fact that we have been betrayed by both the Democratic and Republican Parties.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
The difference between a dreamer and a visionary is that a dreamer has his eyes closed and a visionary has his eyes open
The beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace is more precious than diamonds or silver or gold.
A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right.
We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love.
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.
It is a cruel injustice to tell a bootless man to pull himself up by his bootstraps.
It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.
One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.
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. Nothing worthwhile is easy. Your ability to overcome unfavorable situations will provide you with time to demonstrate your true strength and determination for success. Always set your standards high, your greatest achievements lie within the infinite feats you achieve in your life.
There is nothing new about poverty. What is new, however, is that we have the resources to get rid of it.
The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
The great issue of life is to harness the drum major instinct.
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. The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others. In dangerous valleys and hazardous pathways, he will lift some bruised and beaten brother to a higher and more noble life.
We live in a world of guided missiles and misguided men.
