Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes
Baptist minister and leader of the American civil rights movement, whose dream of justice and brotherhood changed a nation. Dr. King's sermons and speeches ring with hope and moral courage. Below are 16 of the most loved Martin Luther King Jr. quotes, chosen from across their works and letters. Tap Copy on any quote to save or share it.
Life's most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others?
If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.
Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a constant attitude.
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 a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character.
The time is always right to do what is right.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
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.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education.
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.