Coretta Scott King

"Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it."

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

"The time is always right to do what is right."

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."

"I can no longer accept the things I can get used to."

"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed."

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is: what are you doing for others?"

"If you lose hope, you lose everything."

"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend."

"There is always a choice."

"The question is not whether we can afford to invest in our children's future. The question is whether we can afford not to."

"Let nobody pull you so low as to hate them."

"We are not makers of history. We are made by history."

"My life is what I make it."

"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice."

"We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline."

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

"Justice is a basic human need as vital as food and water."

"The struggle for justice should always be our primary concern."

"Love transcends all boundaries and limitations."

"Your legacy should be that you made it better than it was before you got there."

"Character is destiny."

"Hate is too great a burden to bear."

"The beauty of nonviolence is that in its own way and in its own time it seeks to convert and persuade, and only leaves room for the creation of the beloved community."

"We cannot be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood."

"Every person has a spark of greatness."

"Everybody can be great because everybody can serve."

"There is no deficit in human resources; the deficit is in human will."

"If you are too busy to pray, you are too busy."