I was not afraid of the words of the violent, but of the silence of the honest.

If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Perhaps the worst sin in life is knowing right and not doing it.

Free at last, free at last. Thank God almighty we are free at last.

Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love.

Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’

No person has the right to rain on your dreams.

Find a voice in a whisper.