Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
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It is often said by religious people that without its framework, there is no sense of right or wrong. My view is that religion comes after ethics.
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Today, if you are not confused, you are not thinking clearly.
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For those unfortunate enough to experience it, long-term unemployment - now, as in the 1930s - is a tragedy. And, for society as a whole, there is the danger that the productive capacity of a significant portion of the labour force will be impaired.
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I don't get angry very often, but there have been times when I have been frustrated with myself, maybe after playing a bad shot, after getting out, I have done some damage to some equipment of mine. Once or twice in the course of 20 years – I think you can allow me that at least.
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I did not have a van, or wear Birkenstocks and tie-dyes.
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I thought Jimi Hendrix... was just phenomenal.
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When you feel bad on the inside, you wind up wanting to do things to make others feel bad. In contrast, when you feel happy on the inside, you want to do things to make others feel happy.
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Every song is like a kid. How can you have that many kids and have a favorite? Which one do I like to hang most with?
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I'm really nearsighted, which has served me well.
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The great thing in life is efficiency. If you amount to anything in the world, your time is valuable, your energy precious. They are your success capital, and you cannot afford to heedlessly throw them away or trifle with them.
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The movie business is a big gamble.
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I've never been tempted to do these hideous furniture shoes.
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The single most important thing we can do to protect our communities from climate change is to reduce dangerous carbon pollution.
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The Negro race, like all races, is going to be saved by its exceptional men. The problem of education, then, among Negroes must first of all deal with the Talented Tenth; it is the problem of developing the Best of this race that they may guide the Mass away from the contamination and death of the Worst, in their own and other races.
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I think in a lot of situations I had got songs stolen from me, or treated badly.
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We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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The word 'leukemia' is a very frightening word. In many instances, it's a killer and it's something that you have to deal with in a very serious and determined way if you're going to beat it.
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You know, we travelled a lot when I was a kid because my father was wherever the work was.
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Do you want my one-word secret of happiness? It's growth - mental, financial, you name it.
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Music inspires me and puts me in the right mood, but to actually listen to it when I write – I find it gets in the way.
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I think America is on the right track.
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I love just walking around New York. It's like a whole world in one place.
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Never, never be afraid to do what's right.
