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
Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar
In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies
Believe in your heart that you’re meant to live a life full of passion, purpose, magic and miracles
Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to
Life is short , smile while you still have teeth
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