Alabama Quote by James A. Forbes

The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. made me very, very sad, and I mourned and I cried like many of our citizens did.

— 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…

— Michael Eric Dyson

“Since you act as though God is dead, I wanted to join you in the mourning." The reply of Martin Luther's wife, in full…

— Mark Driscoll

The saddest sight these days is the image of hundreds of thousands of children kidnapped and lured into being child soldiers from the age…

— Roger Moore

There's sadness to anyone that dies before their time, and specifically ones that seem to affect people in a positive way. It doesn't matter…

— Chris Cornell

Martin Luther King, Jr., would have been the last person to have wanted his iconization and his heroism. He was an enormously guilt-laden man.…

— Michael Eric Dyson

Sometimes the saddest people are hidden behind the happiest faces.

— Rashida Rowe

One of the few times I saw my mother cry was when Lennon died, and the other time was when Elvis died.

— Sam Taylor-Wood

When I heard the death of Brittany I was in a state of shock and filled with sadness. She was a sweet, funny girl…

— Stacey Dash

I looked at death in the face once...and it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

— Anonymous

I loved Martin Luther King more than a brother.

— Ralph Abernathy

Come now, don't make such a funeral face. It isn't dying that's sad; it's living when you're not happy.

— Octave Mirbeau