We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right
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
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
Great moments are born from great opportunity
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all
Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry
The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls, the most massive characters are seared with scars
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance
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