Dr Martin Luther King Quotes:

Nonviolence with Dr. [Martin Luther ]King is only a method. That's not his objective.

- Malcolm X

source: Source: nyx.uky.edu

topic: Kings, Drs, Dr Martin Luther King

I have to pinch myself sometimes. It's unbelievable, but it's not. Because I know that this would not be happening if it hadn't been for Dr. Martin Luther King.

- Mavis Staples

source: Source: pitchfork.com

topic: Kings, Drs, Dr Martin Luther King

Pigmentation was a quick and convenient way of judging a person. One of us, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., once proposed we instead judge people by the content of their character. He was shot.

- Jon Stewart

topic: Kings, Character, People, Dr Martin Luther King

Dr. Martin Luther King is not a black hero. He is an American hero.

- Morgan Freeman

topic: Kings, Hero, Black, Dr Martin Luther King, American Hero

Nichelle Nichols had decided leave the original Star Trek series after the first season. Fed up with racist harassment and limitation, culminating with her learning that studio executives were withholding her fan mail, she submitted her resignation. She withdrew it when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. convinced her that her role was too important a cultural breakthrough to leave.

- Nichelle Nichols

topic: Stars, Kings, Important, Withholding, Original Star Trek

Now the goal of Dr. Martin Luther King is to give Negroes a chance to sit in a segregated restaurant beside the same white man who has brutalized them for four hundred years.

- Malcolm X

source: Source: teachingamericanhistory.org

topic: Kings, Men, White Man, Dr Martin Luther King

That's where Dr. [Martin Luther] King is mixed up. His goals should be the solution of the problem of the black man in America.

- Malcolm X

topic: Kings, Men, America, Dr Martin Luther King

[Malcolm X] shared with Marcus Garvey a commitment to building strong black institutions. He shared with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a commitment to peace and the freedom of racialized minorities.

- Manning Marable

topic: Strong, Kings, Commitment, Dr Martin Luther King

Dr. [Martin Luther] King was a human being. He had a sense of humor which was wonderful.

- Maya Angelou

topic: Kings, Drs, Sense Of Humor, Dr Martin Luther King

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 uncle Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. embraced the homosexual agenda that the current NAACP is attempting to label as a civil rights agenda,

- Alveda King

topic: Kings, Uncles, Father, Naacp, Dr Martin Luther King

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 inside of us and empowers us to act. Once you identify your inner genius, you will be able to take action, whether it's writing a check or digging a well.

- Sue Monk Kidd

topic: Kings, Writing, Empathy, Soul Force, Dr Martin Luther King

I believe, in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., that there is such a thing as being too late, and when it comes to climate change, that hour is almost upon us.

- Barack Obama

source: Source: www.foxnews.com

topic: Kings, Believe, Climate, Dr Martin Luther King

Ladies and gentlemen of the press, I stand before you a free man. Free in body, free in spiret and free in mind! It has been a long, hard and excruciatingingly painful road. For more than five years there has been one investigation after another and now, vindication. And to give the proper dimension I take the cherished words of the late great Dr Martin Luther King: Free at last...thank God Almighty, I'm free at last.

- Don King

topic: Kings, Men, Years, Dr Martin Luther King, Free Man

The spirit of Dr. [Martin Luther] King and the thousands of people he worked with set the races on a different course in the United States... In that same spirit, we must have the courage - and teach our students the courage - to be bearers to the world of this transforming love, co-creators of a more deeply human world, collaborators with Christ in the building of God's Kingdom.

- Peter Hans Kolvenbach

topic: Courage, Kings, Race, Dr Martin Luther King

In our times, significantly, the three outstanding voices against violence have been silenced by murder - Mahatma Gandhi in India, Archbishop Romero in El Salvador, and Dr. Martin Luther King, here at home.

- Millicent Fenwick

source: Millicent Fenwick (1982). “Speaking up”, Harpercollins

topic: Kings, Home, Voice, Dr Martin Luther King, El Salvador

One of the greatest men to ever walk this land was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His life exemplified unity by bringing people together for the good of all. In any small way I hope to someday bring people together like Dr. King.

- Zach Wamp

topic: Kings, Men, Land, Dr Martin Luther King, Greatest Man

If Rosa Parks had not refused to move to the back of the bus, you and I might never have heard of Dr. Martin Luther King.

- Ramsey Clark

topic: Kings, Moving, Might, Dr Martin Luther King, Rosa

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 it cost to give Dr. Martin Luther King the books that catalyzed his mind and actions?

- Tim Ferriss

source: "The Karmic Capitalist: Should I Wait Until I’m Rich to Give Back?" by Tim Ferriss, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 9, 2007.

topic: Teacher, Kings, Book, Dr Martin Luther King

I must personally say that I do question the sincerity and nonviolent intentions of some civil rights leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mr. James Farmer, and others, who are known to have left-wing associations.

- Jerry Falwell

topic: Kings, Rights, Wings, Dr Martin Luther King, Civil Rights Leaders

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream was a manifestation of hope that humanity might one day get out of its own way by finding the courage to realize that love and nonviolence are not indicators of weakness but gifts of significant strength.

- Aberjhani

topic: Dream, Kings, Humanity, Dr Martin Luther King, Agape Love

I could turn around as Wyatt Walker said to me about, not you personally, but about the whole Black Muslim movement. That if you go outside of New York City, Dr. [Martin Luther] King is known to 90 percent of the Negroes in the United States and is respected and, and is identified more or less with him, at least as a hero of one kind or another. That the Black Muslim, outside of one or two communities like New York, are unknown.

- Malcolm X

source: Interview with Robert Penn Warren, whospeaks.library.vanderbilt.edu. June 2, 1964.

topic: New York, Kings, Hero, Dr Martin Luther King, Walkers

I want my kids to know that they're just as good and just as American as Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, or Dr. Martin Luther King. My worst fear is they will become ordinary.

- Rafe Esquith

source: "Shakespeare, to expand their globe" by Merrill Balassone, articles.latimes.com. September 6, 2005.

topic: Kings, Kids, Drs, Worst Fear, Dr Martin Luther King

Dr. [Martin Luther] King led a very historic march here in Washington, D.C. It was a march for jobs and freedom. It was a march to raise expectations that this country could live up to its ideals. I have watched this debate, this conversation [betwin Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump] about bigotry, about racism, I find it all misplaced.

- Donna Brazile

source: "Gov. Chris Christie and DNC Chair Donna Brazile". "This Week", abcnews.go.com. August 28, 2016.

topic: Country, Kings, Jobs, Dr Martin Luther King

What you might not know is that shortly after she worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others, Rosa Parks had to leave her home in Alabama to escape the constant threat of violence.

- Michel Martin

source: Source: www.npr.org

topic: Kings, Home, Might, Dr Martin Luther King, Rosa

I have many sources of inspiration. I'd have to point to Dr. Martin Luther King, first and foremost. But my parents were good, hardworking folks who kept us in the church and the public schools, and out of trouble, for the most part.

- Van Jones

source: Source: aalbc.com

topic: Kings, Inspiration, School, Dr Martin Luther King

On Saturday of MLK weekend, just days before the inauguration, thousands of people joined me in the nation`s capital to protect the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The icy rain did not deter us as we reminded Donald Trump and other leaders that we will not be silenced.

- Al Sharpton

source: Source: www.msnbc.com

topic: Dream, Kings, Rain, Dr Martin Luther King

I think that I'll always remember the bust of Dr. [Martin Luther] King. I thought having an American here who represented rhat civic spirit that got me into this [president] office was useful.

- Barack Obama

source: Source: www.cbsnews.com

topic: Kings, Thinking, Office, Dr Martin Luther King

Being a progressive himself, Franklin Roosevelt was talking about the fact that we should provide jobs for everyone who wants one. People do have a right to live in decent housing. They do have a right to education. FDR was preaching this gospel in the '30s, and Dr. Martin Luther King did the same thing in the 1960s with the Poor People's March on Washington. Folks in this country have these rights and it's the job of this country to answer this call.

- Nina Turner

topic: Country, Kings, Jobs, Dr Martin Luther King, March On Washington

The thing that would probably surprise most people was that Dr. Martin Luther King was a very reluctant leader. He felt very shocked at times that he had been chosen for this path, but he also understood that he was chosen for this path. He had several moments of acute doubt as to if he was up for the task - when people were injured in the protests he took it very personally, let alone when they were killed.

- David Oyelowo

source: Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com

topic: Kings, People, Leader, Dr Martin Luther King

We chose to frame "March" around the inauguration of Barack Obama because it was such an important moment in the story of the Civil Rights Movement. It wasn't the fulfillment of Dr. [Martin Luther] King's dream, but it was a major down payment.

- Andrew Aydin

source: Source: www.salon.com

topic: Dream, Kings, Rights, Dr Martin Luther King, Inauguration

Dr. Martin Luther King was never a man to say 'I've got this' as the leader of the movement. He wasn't always sure that his decisions were correct, because he knew every decision he made was putting lives at risk, including his and his family's lives.

- David Oyelowo

source: Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com

topic: Kings, Men, Decision, Dr Martin Luther King

My all-time heroes are Thurgood Marshall and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., two men who had to really work to achieve what they did. And I had the privilege of meeting them both.

- Monte Irvin

topic: Kings, Hero, Men, Dr Martin Luther King

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of my personal heroes.

- Ken Salazar

topic: Kings, Hero, Firefighter, Dr Martin Luther King

In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "No lie will last forever." We have to work at removing lies from our own hearts. And on the national level, we do this not because we blame our country, but because we love it.

- Marianne Williamson

source: Source: rayhemachandra.com

topic: Country, Kings, Lying, Dr Martin Luther King

It's soul force that removed the English from India. It's soul force that brought down the Berlin Wall. It's soul force that gave life to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s struggle for civil rights.

- Marianne Williamson

source: Source: rayhemachandra.com

topic: Kings, Wall, Struggle, Soul Force, Dr Martin Luther King

You know, it's hard to say this, but I suspect that Obama is afraid either of blackmail potential or even worse. And he has referred to the killing of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in this main saying, "don't you remember what happened to Dr. King?"

- Ray McGovern

source: Source: www.truth-out.org

topic: Kings, Drs, Remember, Dr Martin Luther King

It is the church's job, as Dr. [Martin Luther] King says, to be the conscience of the state, not the chaplain of the state.

- Shane Claiborne

source: "Plotting goodness together: An interview with Shane Claiborne". Interview with Jonathan Merritt, religionnews.com. May 22, 2013.

topic: Kings, Jobs, Church, Dr Martin Luther King, Chaplains

One of the books that has guided me in the last ten years of my life to help me to be that leader is the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh's Being Peace. He's a Vietnamese monk. He was nominated for a Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King.

- Sandra Cisneros

source: "Talking in Our Pajamas: A Conversation with Sandra Cisneros on Finding Your Voice, Fear of Highways, Tacos, Travel, and the Need for Peace in the World". Interview with Ruth Behar, quod.lib.umich.edu. 2008.

topic: Buddhist, Kings, Book, Buddhist Monk, Dr Martin Luther King

At Ken Lay's funeral service the minister compared him to Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior. The difference is Dr. King had a dream, Ken Lay had a scheme.

- Jay Leno

topic: Dream, Kings, Differences, Dr Martin Luther King

There's never been a film with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the center released in theaters. Ever! One does not exist. You've only seen tele-films and stage plays about him. Yet, we have big screens biopics about all kinds of people. So, I think it's only right that there be a full-length feature about Dr. King. I don't think there could be enough of them, but there should be at least one. So, here it is!

- Ava DuVernay

source: Interview with Kam Williams, www.kamwilliams.com. December 22, 2014.

topic: Kings, Thinking, Play, Stage Play, Dr Martin Luther King

What's that? My six song album entitled Bo Fo Sho is currently available on iTunes? With three songs that have never been heard on the internet? Uh, and if I try to pirate it for free I'll get AIDS? I would have guessed scurvy. Well, see you later ghost of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.

- Bo Burnham

source: Song: I'm Bo Yo

topic: Song, Kings, Pirate, Dr Martin Luther King, Itunes

I met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. [Martin Luther] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble. So I got in good trouble, necessary trouble.

- John Lewis

source: "John Lewis marches on: "Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America"". Interview with Philip Eil, www.salon.com. August 8, 2016.

topic: Kings, Two, Drs, Dr Martin Luther King, Rosa

I've always been inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, who articulated his Dream of an America where people are judged not by skin color but "by the content of their character." In the scientific world, people are judged by the content of their ideas. Advances are made with new insights, but the final arbitrator of any point of view are experiments that seek the unbiased truth, not information cherry picked to support a particular point of view.

- Steven Chu

topic: Dream, Kings, Character, Unbiased, Dr Martin Luther King