I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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.
The time is always right to do what is right.
We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.
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.
Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'
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.