I always knew that I was called to do something. I didn't know what, but I finally rationalized after I met Martin [Luther King, Jr.] and it took a lot of praying to discover this, that this was probably what God had called me to do, to marry him.

Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.

Love is such a powerful force. It's there for everyone to embrace-that kind of unconditional love for all of humankind. That is the kind of love that impels people to go into the community and try to change conditions for others, to take risks for what they believe in.

Women, in general, are not part of the corruption of the past, so they can give a new kind of leadership, a new image for mankind.

When Good Friday comes, these are the moments in life when we feel there's no hope. But then, Easter comes.

Nonviolence is a method that transforms, first of all, the individual once you understand it and embrace it. It begins with you and, if you can, about transforming individuals so that they love unconditionally.

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