There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth
American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement.
Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will
We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness
Lightning makes no sound until it strike
We are not makers of history, We are made by history
Had I known how listening is superior to speaking, I would not have wasted my life preaching
Only the dead have seen the end of war
In the course of my life I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet
Be alone, that is the secret of invention; be alone, that is when ideas are born
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe
I don't care that they stole my idea.. I care that they don't have any of their own
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