With the new memorial to MLK in Washington and remembering his "I Have a Dream" speech on that day over 48 years ago, it made me think of all of the words of wisdom that he spoke. Below are a few of his quotes --
Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and unborn could do it no better.
A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.
Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality.
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
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.
We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
These words seem as relevant today as they were 50 years ago.
1 comment:
thanks, especially, for this blog, Jackie! I LOVE MLK's quote on hate/love and use it often myself. I'm glad you included that one.
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