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.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
We are not makers of history. We are made by history.
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'
The time is always right to do what is 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.
I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
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.
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.
I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.
