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
Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty
A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin what else does a man need to be happy
If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all
Let the other guys do the crybaby stuff. Go for the laughs
No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them
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