Best quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 until his death in 1968. Born in Atlanta, King is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, tactics his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi helped inspire. ...more
Birth: January 15, 1929 - Death: April 04, 1968
Best quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Topic(s): Inspirational , Life , Love
Best quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.

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.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Topic(s): Inspirational , Life , Motivational
Best quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.

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.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Topic(s): Inspirational , Dream , Kings
Best quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.

We need leaders not in love with money but in love with justice. Not in love with publicity but in love with humanity.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Topic(s): Love , Justice , Humanity
Best quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Topic(s): Inspirational , Life , Motivational
Best quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.

You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Topic(s): Inspirational , Faith , Positive
Best quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Topic(s): Inspirational , Love , Hate
Best quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Topic(s): Inspirational , Life , Love
Best quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Topic(s): Inspirational , Motivational , Kings
Best quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.

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.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Topic(s): Inspirational , Running , Motivational
Best quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Topic(s): Inspirational , Democracy , Peace
Best quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.

If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Topic(s): Inspirational , Life , Motivational