Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
The method of nonviolence seeks not to humiliate and not to defeat the oppressor, but it seeks to win his friendship and his understanding. And thereby and therefore the aftermath of this method is reconciliation.Martin Luther King, Jr.
Quotes to Explore
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Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr. -
All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
Sallust -
Texas, with her superior natural advantages, must become a point of attraction, and the policy of establishing with her the earliest relations of friendship and commerce will not escape the eye of statesmen.
Sam Houston -
When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
W. Somerset Maugham -
Even where friendship is concerned, it takes me a long time to trust people.
Namie Amuro -
Pity and friendship are two passions incompatible with each other.
Oliver Goldsmith
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I have two or three guys that I'm really close to. We have a great friendship, and I think that helps our songwriting relationship. It's hard to start... with new people and cover the ground that I've covered with those guys.
Sam Hunt -
A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
Saint Basil -
Those who insist on having hostilities with us, kill and destroy the option of friendship with us in the future, which is unfortunate because it is clear the future belongs to Iran and that enmities will be fruitless.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -
Nonviolence is fine as long as it works.
Malcolm X -
I lend people money, but I'd never lend something that would jeopardise a friendship if I didn't get it back.
Paloma Faith -
From an early age I didn't buy into the value systems of working hard in a nine-to-five job. I thought creativity, friendship and loyalty and pushing the boundaries of what was acceptable was much more interesting.
Adam Clayton U2
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During the 1950s, Aristotle Onassis and I formed what grew to be a close friendship and association in several business ventures.
J. Paul Getty -
Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.
Rabindranath Tagore -
Remember that a gesture of friendship, no matter how small, is always appreciated.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr. -
Life is all about the friendship and the love and the music. It sounds silly, but it is. I want to have that experience as much as I can as an adult, not as a kid doing something that people are telling her she has to do. If anyone gets in my way, I'm going to get them out of my way.
Fiona Apple -
Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being.
Mahatma Gandhi -
And whenever I saw Luis, Graça's husband, I dealt with him with a friendship that was quite genuine, since it was offered out of gratitude for Graça's love.
V. S. Naipaul
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We've had American TV shows in Britain for years and that hasn't affected our culture at all.
Prince Andrew -
You get kind of bored being in catalogues all the time.
Cameron Diaz -
I'm not writing just about melancholy stuff anymore, I made a point to cover a wide range of emotions.
Chantal Kreviazuk -
In the Year 2000 due to the declining number of champions in the world, Wheaties will change its slogan to 'Breakfast of Sexual Deviants.
Conan O'Brien -
If anybody in the world can play two guys, it's Tiger.
Gary Player -
The method of nonviolence seeks not to humiliate and not to defeat the oppressor, but it seeks to win his friendship and his understanding. And thereby and therefore the aftermath of this method is reconciliation.
Martin Luther King, Jr.