Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes

For years now I have heard the word "wait." It rings in the ear of every Negro with a piercing familiarity. This "wait" has almost always meant "never."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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• A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this - that offences against Charity are about the only ones which men on their death-beds can be made - not to understand - but to feel - as crime.

  

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• A feminist is a person who believes in the power of women just as much as they believe in the power of anyone else. It's equality, it's fairness, and I think it's a great thing to be a part of.

  

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• Nobody is faster than me.

  

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• I don't care how hot a girl is - if she doesn't like animals, it would be a major, major problem.

  

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• I had been an abject fan of Robert Stone since the early eighties, when I borrowed a copy of 'A Flag for Sunrise' to read on a plane to Rome. I was twenty-something, with a first novel under my belt.

  

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• I wear my personality on my sleeve, for sure, and my look is constantly changing because so am I.

  

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• For years now I have heard the word "wait." It rings in the ear of every Negro with a piercing familiarity. This "wait" has almost always meant "never."

  

  Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Word
  • Negro
  • Familiarity