Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes

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.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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• I don't see that many movies lately that are actually about something, that are trying to challenge something about the way that people interact.

  

  Maggie Gyllenhaal
  • People
  • Trying
  • Challenge

• I like the challenge of growing small companies into big global companies.

  

  Eckhard Pfeiffer
  • Small
  • Growing
  • Challenge

• I think it was a good challenge for me to get my reactions across without being able to speak.

  

  Verne Troyer
  • Good
  • Think
  • Challenge

• I know theater can improve the quality of people's lives, and I know theater can heal. I've worked as a doctor clown in a hospital for two years. I have seen sick kids and sad parents and doctors be lifted and transported in moments of pure joy. I know theater unites us.

  

  Natasha Tsakos
  • People
  • Kids
  • Parents

• I firmly believe that the Constitution is the most powerful challenge to illiberal tendencies. If the Constitution is followed in letter and spirit and if the laws are made in the spirit in which Constitution was made, liberties can indeed be protected.

  

  Palaniappan Chidambaram
  • Believe
  • Powerful
  • Challenge

• If I were to listen to people all the time when they say, 'Hey, this is a really high challenge, this is a high climb, the bar is pretty steep,' then I wouldn't have gone to the academy. I wouldn't have become an aircraft carrier pilot. I wouldn't have become a Navy SEAL for sure. And I probably wouldn't have applied to Harvard.

  

  Gabriel E. Gomez
  • People
  • Time
  • High

• Like anything else, acting can become boring - a chore, really - if there isn't any challenge. And I like taking challenges. Just when people think they have me figured out, I like to surprise them.

  

  Laura Dern
  • People
  • Challenge
  • Challenges

• I'm a light sleeper. I've never been one of those people who can put their head down and suddenly everything disappears. Nighttime is the time I get most scared, anxious or worried. In those darker moments before waking or sleeping is when I feel most, I don't know, I can turn on myself, and my imagination can take me dark places.

  

  Florence Welch Florence and the Machine
  • People
  • Time
  • Light

• When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. Thanks to the teachings of Buddha, I have been able to take this second way.

  

  Dalai Lama
  • Life
  • Real
  • Hope

• Filming is quite exciting because every day is different, but it can involve long hours standing around in chilly locations. Theatre is a very different challenge because every night you're striving to keep it fresh, even though you might have been performing the same play for months.

  

  Samantha Bond
  • Different
  • Long
  • Night

• Sometimes when it comes to the iconic kind of moments, when I read the script for the first time, you get little goose bumps or something because it really is kind of exciting.

  

  Aaron Ashmore
  • Time
  • Moments
  • Sometimes

• I think one challenge is that having few women in your work environment makes you feel a little isolated and alone. I'm an extrovert; I like talking to people, and I make friends easily, but if your personality is somewhat different, I think you would struggle to connect with people.

  

  Padmasree Warrior
  • People
  • Work
  • Different

• I created my own charity called My Peak Challenge. We've been able to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds. It's helping change people's lives, and I've had lots of wonderful letters about it.

  

  Sam Heughan
  • People
  • Change
  • Challenge

• 'Forrest Gump' is filled full of moments where your heart just cheers.

  

  Sally Field
  • Heart
  • Moments
  • Cheers

• In fiction, it's a big challenge to keep the reader in one place for so long.

  

  Victor LaValle
  • Long
  • Challenge
  • Place

• I've always been interested in moments of disbelief... I don't know if they possess any magic, but they do have something.

  

  Dan Colen
  • Know
  • Moments
  • Magic

• We don't really see a lot of comedic moments in '24.' In fact, I haven't seen all of it, but from what I have seen, I don't know if I've ever laughed at anything that anyone has done on '24.'

  

  Yvonne Strahovski
  • Done
  • Know
  • Moments

• I'm proud of my work and how far I've come, and I'm proud of the way that I did it.

  

  Bebe Rexha
  • Work
  • Proud
  • How Far

• My job, my whole life, I've always had that kind of doubter, people have always doubted me. And I don't know how I would succeed without it. So I welcome it, and it gives me a challenge, and I will see if I can live up to my challenge.

  

  Dwyane Wade
  • People
  • Life
  • Up

• A lot of the jewelry that I wear are fan gifts because they're so awesome and they give me great presents.

  

  Taylor Swift
  • Great
  • Me
  • Awesome

• When I saw 'Talk to Her' for the first time, I was crying out loud because I couldn't imagine that I was doing that film.

  

  Javier Camara
  • Time
  • Crying

• Concord, California was a great place to grow up.

  

  Dave Brubeck
  • Up
  • Great
  • California

• If parents are the fixed stars in the child's universe, the vaguely understood, distant but constant celestial spheres, siblings are the dazzling, sometimes scorching comets whizzing nearby.

  

  Alison Gopnik
  • Parents
  • Universe

• 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.

  

  Martin Luther King, Jr.
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