Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
But though I was initially disappointed at being categorized as an extremist, as I continued to think about the matter I gradually gained a measure of satisfaction from the label. Was not Jesus an extremist for love: “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.”
Quotes to Explore
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Love is a beautiful feeling.
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Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God. Don't waste it.
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I love New York. It's hard to explain, but it's the energy of the city. It's not like L.A. where everything is spread out.
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Well I love preppy style; I like J. Crew for guys.
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I grew up taking care of the pigs. I love this country that, you know, somebody can do something like that.
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For love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faith, But the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting.
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I love writing songs.
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Looking back, there is nothing wrong with that peace, love and equality that the hippies espoused. In many ways, we have regressed because they were into organic food, back to nature, make love not war, be good to all men, share and share alike - which is what many are talking about now.
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I love the romance of 'let's get married,' but then, when you have it so perfect... I mean, I'm more married than anybody can be - we have two kids. Maybe one day, but it's something I can really do without.
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The true treasure lies within. It is the underlying theme of the songs we sing, the shows we watch and the books we read. It is woven into the Psalms of the Bible, the ballads of the Beatles and practically every Bollywood film ever made. What is that treasure? Love. Love is the nature of the Divine.
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I love books about treks and journeys into the unknown.
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Love is the funeral of hearts.
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If there is anything that keeps the mind open to angel visits, and repels the ministry of ill, it is human love.
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I would love to work with Jack White or Kanye West.
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Love isn't an emotion or an instinct - it's an art.
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I would really love to work with Clint Eastwood.
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Being a mom makes you far more compassionate. You have more empathy for people, more love. I was always taught to say thank you, and I'm very grateful. And my kids have that quality, too.
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I don't think, until you've actually lost somebody you really love, that you can go through that door that allows you to be grown-up.
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When you start falling for somebody and you can't stop thinking about when you're going to see them again, I love that. Women are beautiful. They deserve to be cherished and respected.
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What is difficult is to keep the sweet voice with an aggressive message.
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There's always going to be a little bit of autobiographical content to everything. It's how you lend some authority to what you write - you give it that weight by drawing on your direct experiences and indirect experiences from people that you know well, or a little.
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But though I was initially disappointed at being categorized as an extremist, as I continued to think about the matter I gradually gained a measure of satisfaction from the label. Was not Jesus an extremist for love: “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.”
