Peace is not simply the absence of conflict, but the existence of justice for all people.

Hatred and bitterness can never cure the disease of fear; only love can do that. Hatred paralyzes life; love harmonies it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.

An individual has not begun to live until he can rise above the narrow horizons of his particular individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. And this is one of the big problems of life, that so many people never quite get to the point of rising above self. And so they end up the tragic victims of self-centeredness. They end up the victims of distorted and disrupted personality.

The difference between a dreamer and a visionary is that a dreamer has his eyes closed and a visionary has his eyes open

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

Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service.

In order to be true to one's conscience and true to God, a righteous man has no alternative but to refuse to cooperate with an evil system.