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> [Obviously, since 9/11, here in this country there has been a resurgence of fear and people feeling distrustful of other people that are different. And what we chose to do was to focus on people coming together, working across those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yolanda-king/obviously-since-9-11-here-in-this-country-there-has-been-a-resurgence/)

[Yolanda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yolanda-king/)

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## More by Yolanda King

> [I know that no matter what is said about Martin the King Jr., what he contributed, what he gave, what he meant, what he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yolanda-king/i-know-that-no-matter-what-is-said-about-martin-the-king-jr-what-he/)

[Yolanda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yolanda-king/)

> [My father was bigger than life, an entity and everyone expected us, as his offspring, to be saintettes, these little carbon copies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yolanda-king/my-father-was-bigger-than-life-an-entity-and-everyone-expected-us-as/)

[Yolanda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yolanda-king/)

> [Til I was about eight or nine, I had no awareness he was anybody special. Since all our friends were in the movement, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yolanda-king/til-i-was-about-eight-or-nine-i-had-no-awareness-he-was-anybody/)

[Yolanda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yolanda-king/)

> [At 16, I went to Smith College in Massachusetts and that was right after the peak of the civil-rights movement and all the rest.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yolanda-king/at-16-i-went-to-smith-college-in-massachusetts-and-that-was-right/)

[Yolanda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yolanda-king/)

> [I try to understand people who do violence. I try to understand what they are feeling and experiencing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yolanda-king/i-try-to-understand-people-who-do-violence-i-try-to-understand-what/)

[Yolanda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yolanda-king/)

> [I wrote my first play when I was eight. It was about a queen, and I - of course! - was the queen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yolanda-king/i-wrote-my-first-play-when-i-was-eight-it-was-about-a-queen-and-i-of/)

[Yolanda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yolanda-king/)

> [I am an artist with very strong social and political concerns.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yolanda-king/i-am-an-artist-with-very-strong-social-and-political-concerns/)

[Yolanda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yolanda-king/)

> [I have such strong memories of my Daddy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yolanda-king/i-have-such-strong-memories-of-my-daddy/)

[Yolanda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yolanda-king/)

> [What we need to do is learn to respect and embrace our differences until our differences don't make a difference in how we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yolanda-king/what-we-need-to-do-is-learn-to-respect-and-embrace-our-differences/)

[Yolanda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yolanda-king/)

> [A feeling of self worth is the best accomplishment we can foster in our prisons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yolanda-king/a-feeling-of-self-worth-is-the-best-accomplishment-we-can-foster-in/)

[Yolanda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yolanda-king/)

> [We must celebrate difference until difference doesn't make a difference in the way we treat each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yolanda-king/we-must-celebrate-difference-until-difference-doesn-t-make-a/)

[Yolanda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yolanda-king/)

> [And you don't have to be a preacher to carry on. That's why I've gone into the theater, with my mother's blessings, and someday…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yolanda-king/and-you-don-t-have-to-be-a-preacher-to-carry-on-that-s-why-i-ve-gone/)

[Yolanda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yolanda-king/)

> [You see, for the most part it was a normal upbringing. Sure, there was the Nobel Peace award; sure, there were people coming to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yolanda-king/you-see-for-the-most-part-it-was-a-normal-upbringing-sure-there-was/)

[Yolanda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yolanda-king/)

> [To do peace, you must get up off your apathy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yolanda-king/to-do-peace-you-must-get-up-off-your-apathy/)

[Yolanda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yolanda-king/)

> [My mother supported me from the beginning and never said you should be an activist or civil rights leader or minister.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yolanda-king/my-mother-supported-me-from-the-beginning-and-never-said-you-should/)

[Yolanda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yolanda-king/)

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