Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes
Browse 16 quotes from Martin Luther King Jr., featuring insights on success, personal growth, leadership, mindset, and achievement.
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“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
“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.”
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.”
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.”
“He should sweep streets so well that all the host of heaven and earth will pause to say, 'Here lives a great street-sweeper who did his job well.'”
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”
“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.”
“The time is always right to do what is right.”
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
“Life's most persistent and urgent question is: what are you doing for others?”
“Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve.”
“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.”
“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.”
“You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
