We are not makers of history, We are made by history
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
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
You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was
I hold that while man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating mankind
You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts
Don't disturb my circles
Be alone, that is the secret of invention; Be alone, that is when ideas are born
Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil
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