Without Coretta Scott King, there would not have been a Martin Luther King, Jr. in the way that we know him.

The greatest violence is seeing a child go to bed hungry.

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

Violence diminishes our humanity.

When aroused the American conscience is a powerful force for reform.

There is a spirit and a need and a man at the beginning of every great human advance. Every one of these must be right for that particular moment of history, or nothing happens.

I've always felt that homophobic attitudes and policies were unjust and unworthy of a free society and must be opposed by all Americans who believe in democracy. The civil rights movement thrives on unity and inclusion, not division and exclusion. My husband's struggle parallels that of the gay rights movement.