Bernice King Quotes
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Every time I go to these racial forums, it is people who are alike, or it is progressives and liberals. So I said, 'At some point, we've got to bring the progressives and the liberals and the conservatives together.'
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It is time for humanity to reset our spiritual compass from self-centeredness to other-centeredness.
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Occasionally, in the afternoons, I catch a movie, watch football, go to Sunday brunch, or visit with family and friends.
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My favorite preacher is not with me anymore, and that's my father.
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When I speak, I want to ensure that there is at least one person in the audience who leaves the room transformed.
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The more you resist something, the more aggressive it becomes.
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Daddy taught us through his philosophy of nonviolence, which placed love at the centerpiece, that through that love we can turn enemies into friends. Through that love, we can create more dignified atmospheres.
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My father provided some very important guidance in how we deal with conflict and polarization.
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I believe that everyone, regardless of their beliefs, deserves the dignity of being called by their name.
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Do we want to be successful, or do we just want to make noise just to make it? Or just to put something on the record? I'll be honest with you, I'm tired of putting stuff on the record. I'm ready to see some real transformation and change.
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I'll do whatever I can, and leave the rest to God.
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I am urging Americans to be more careful about the kinds of media we support with our consumer spending. We've got to invest less in the media that glorifies violence and more in entertainment that lifts up the values of love, compassion, and the best in human nature.
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When my father died, the money he left us would have dried up within a year were it not for my mother... We might very well have ended up on welfare.
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I know that the absence of my father in my life had its cost.
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Somehow, we have to realize that what we watch and what we listen to not only often reflects our most violent tendencies but cultivates more violence.
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In 1985, I was arrested, along with my mother and brother, Martin III, in a protest against apartheid at the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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How do we expect change to occur if we are not willing to put on the whole armor of God and fight injustice wherever it raises its ugly head?
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In the end, I still have the same hope as my father - that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the last word.