Famous Quotes by Martin Luther King

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

The time is always right to do what is right.

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’

We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.

Famous Quotes by Martin Luther King part 2

The time is always right to do right.

If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.

We must use time creatively, and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability but comes through continuous struggle.

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

I have decided to stick to love…Hate is too great a burden to bear.

If you can’t fly then run if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be.

If a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.

The time is always right to do what is right.

There comes a time when silence is betrayal.

Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great because greatness is determined by service… You only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love.

Love is the only force capable of turning an enemy into a friend.

We must accept finite disappointment but not lose infinite hope.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.

We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.

Only in the darkness can you see the stars.

There is no gain without struggle.

No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for.

The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.

The time is always right to do what is right.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

The time is always right to do what is right.

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’

We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.

The time is always right to do right.

If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.

We must use time creatively, and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability but comes through continuous struggle.

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

I have decided to stick to love…Hate is too great a burden to bear.

If you can’t fly then run if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be.

If a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.

The time is always right to do what is right.

There comes a time when silence is betrayal.

Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great because greatness is determined by service… You only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love.

Love is the only force capable of turning an enemy into a friend.

We must accept finite disappointment but not lose infinite hope.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.

We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.

Only in the darkness can you see the stars.

There is no gain without struggle.

No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for.

The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.

The time is always right to do what is right.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.