Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will
American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement.
There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth
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
There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars
I have never developed indigestion from eating my words
When someone rises high, he raises all spirits and this world too.
To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to change often
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water
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