More Quotes by Martin Luther King Jr.
It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many
Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself.
Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'
One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.
The ability to lead a happy life is made, not found
Whatever your life's work is, do it well.
Vanity asks, is it popular? Politics ask, will it work? But conscience and morality ask, is it right?
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity
Perhaps the worst sin in life is knowing right and not doing it.
