Quotes By Martin Luther King Jr

The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.

Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service.

The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers.

We are not makers of history. We are made by history.

A riot is the language of the unheard.

Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.

There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth.

A lie cannot live.

You know, a lot of people don't love themselves. And they go through life with deep and haunting emotional conflicts. So the length of life means that you must love yourself. And you know what loving yourself also means? It means that you've got to accept yourself.

You can kill the dreamer, but you can't kill the dream.

The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.

Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, we are free at last.

Love is the greatest force in the universe. It is the heartbeat of the moral cosmos. He who loves is a participant in the being of God.

What is wrong in the world today is that the nations of the world are engaged in a bitter, colossal contest for supremacy.

While the law may not change the hearts of men, it can and it does change the habits of men. And when you begin to change the habits of men, pretty soon the attitudes will be changed.

We've got to give ourselves to this struggle until the end. Nothing would be more tragic than to stop at this point, in Memphis. We've got to see it through. And when we have our march, you need to be there. Be concerned about your brother.

In some not-too-distant tomorrow, the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.

I came to the conclusion that there is an existential moment in your life when you must decide to speak for yourself; nobody else can speak for you.

Cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances. Courage breeds creativity; Cowardice represses fear and is mastered by it.

God never intended for one group of people to live in superfluous, inordinate wealth, while others live in abject, deadening poverty.