Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
We who in engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive.
Quotes to Explore
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I made myself famous by writing 'songs' and lyrics about the beauty of the things I did and ugliness, too.
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I liked blues from the time my mother used to take me to church. I started to listen to gospel music, so I liked that. But I had an aunt at that time, my mother's aunt who bought records by people like Lonnie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and a few others.
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I have three incredible nieces and a nephew who's going off to college. To hear them say they're proud of me left me in tears.
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I am not authorized to fire substitute teachers.
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The Hungarian interest is that, if necessary, we should make loan agreements with the IMF on a regular basis.
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I'm the original.
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I had been involved in animal welfare groups, but DDAL presented an opportunity to actually create and pass legislation aimed at issues which really matter to so many people. From local spaying and neutering ordinances, to legislation against puppy mills, to standards to prevent animals from being tested for the sake of a new cosmetic, we could - and did - make a difference.
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The resentment of discipline of any kind will warp the whole life away from God's purpose.
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I was hanging out and drinking as long as I could afford it, or as long as somebody else could afford it.
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I have to photograph where I am.
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Evil was predictable, always painfully expected.
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I do really like doing animated movies. I like watching animated movies, and I always have. That's something I didn't let go of, from when I was a kid. It's always exciting for me to get to do that. Animated movies are so rarely bad.
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Success equals goals; all else is commentary
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Good luck - it's always ready to use in case.
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I have found the study of organisms to be a truly exciting experience, always interesting and sometimes humbling.
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Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.
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The one day you don't go into practice and use that day to the fullest is the one day someone is going to beat you.
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Economic history matters. Students of economics should read Charles MacKay and Charles Kindleberger, and should study the history of the Wall Street Crash as well as the theory and the mathematics required to formalize it.
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Happiness and beauty are by-products. Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty.
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My writing and my paintings do not have a direct connection in my mind. But I am sure they influence each other in the measure that everything we do is linked to whatever we are, which includes whatever we have done or are doing.
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We who in engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive.
