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169 Luther King quotes by 125 unique authors

There's a gap somehow between empathy and activism. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of 'soul force' - something that emanates from a deep truth… — Sue Monk Kidd
Changing the world doesn't require much money. Again, think in terms of empowerment and not charity. How much were Gandhi's teachers paid? How much did… — Tim Ferriss
I ain't Martin Luther King. I don't need a dream. I have a plan. — Spike Lee
I'm the Ali of today. I'm the Marvin Gaye of today. I'm the Bob Marley of today. I'm the Martin Luther King, or all the… — R. Kelly
Martin Luther King gave the 'I Have a Dream' speech, not the 'I Have a Plan' speech. — Simon Sinek
Christians got a lot of work to do. But, the spirit of Dorothy Day is alive. Martin Luther King is still alive. Malcolm X and… — Cornel West
I was more than anything a radical. I was more sympathetic to Malcolm X than Martin Luther King because Malcolm X was more of a… — Walter E. Williams
It’s one of the characteristics of a leader that he not doubt for one moment the capacity of the people he’s leading to realize whatever… — Benjamin Zander
Conservatives are people who worship at the graves of dead radicals. Stop to think about that. The people who started this country, George Washington, Jefferson,… — Tony Campolo
I object. I object to any killing at all. You know, it's terrible what happened and I think retaliation definitely makes sense and it's definitely… — Tre Cool
Neither my great-grandfather an NAACP founder, my grandfather Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr. an NAACP leader, my father Rev. A. D. Williams King, nor my… — Alveda King
In our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through… — Aeschylus
When I was 15 years old in the tenth grade, I heard Martin Luther King, Jr. Three years later, when I was 18, I met… — John Lewis
You cannot hear the name Martin Luther King, Jr., and not think of death. You might hear the words 'I have a dream,' but they… — Michael Eric Dyson
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of my personal heroes. — Ken Salazar
It is my hope that everyone's valiant efforts will have a ripple effect that will carry us forth into a fairer future. 'The arc of… — Unknown Author
Martin Luther King is a notorious liar[] — John G. Schmitz
Most Americans who made it past the fourth grade have a pretty good idea who Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King, Jr., were.… — Louis Menand
Jesus-murdered. Martin Luther King-murdered. Gandhi-murdered. Malcolm X-murdered. Reagan-wounded. — Bill Hicks
For me and Michelle, this visit has therefore held special meaning. Throughout my life, including my work as a young man on behalf of the… — Barack Obama
Recently, John and I got to go to Selma and perform it on the same bridge that Martin Luther King walked over. Once a landmark… — John Legend
The real meaning of courage was the personal sacrifice of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King. — Pete Seeger
Secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square. Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Williams… — Barack Obama
Laurel and Hardy, that's John and Yoko. And we stand a better chance under that guise because all the serious people like Martin Luther King… — John Lennon
I appeal to everyone who believes in Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream to make room at the table of brother- and sisterhood for lesbian and… — Coretta Scott King

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