Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes

Far from being disturbed by the presence of the church, the power structure of the average community is consoled by the church's often vocal sanction of things as they are.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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But when one identifies the Church with a cultural and political bloc, there is the danger of making difficult the Church's contact with all those outside the bloc.

Karl Lehmann
- Political
- Church
- Outside
I'm fighting hard to make the world a better place, and you can, too. Get involved with your community, be a leader, set an example, be passionate, be your best.

Gabrielle Giffords
- World
- Community
- Best
I was doing community theater since I was about nine.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner
- Community
- Doing
- Theater
I was raised in Harlem. I never found a book that took place in Harlem. I never had a church like mine in a book. I never had people like the people I knew. People who could not find their lives in books and celebrated felt bad about themselves. I needed to write to include the lives of these young people.

Walter Dean Myers
- People
- Book
- Bad
I do think Jesus would skip church on Sunday morning and instead visit the nursing homes and retirement homes where so many have abandoned their loved ones.

Taylor Negron
- Church
- Morning
- Jesus
I was raised in the Baptist church... but I didn't really have a real committed experience with Christ until my father died.

T. D. Jakes
- Real
- Experience
- Father