Coretta Scott King

"We are all tied together in a single garment of destiny."

"Every person has the power to affect change in their own community."

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

"If you can't fly, then run; if you can't run, then walk; if you can't walk, then crawl."

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

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

"Peace is not merely a distant goal, but a means by which we arrive at that goal."

"Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education."

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

"We cannot walk alone and we cannot turn back."

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

"The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but where they stand at times of challenge and controversy."

"A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture, transform, and heal."

"Struggle is a never-ending process; freedom is never really won."

"We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims."

"If we are to have peace on earth, our loyalties must become ecumenical rather than sectional."

"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members."

"Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred."

"Those who are not able to overcome their own demons cannot help others overcome theirs."

"Everybody can be great because everybody can serve."

"The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important."

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

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

"A tired mind creates pessimistic thoughts; a rested mind creates optimistic ones."

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

"I believe that truth is like a star—it never changes."

"The time is always right to do right, no matter the circumstances."

"No one wants to be despised, and every human being wants to feel that they matter."

"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive."

"History is the judge that tests and measures worthy causes."