A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right.

The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.

Everyone has an opportunity to be great because everyone has an opportunity to serve.

I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.

We must learn that to expect God to do everything while we do nothing is not faith but superstition.

There is such a thing as the freedom of exhaustion. Some people are so worn down by the yoke of oppression that they give up. [...] The oppressed must never allow the conscience of the oppressor to slumber. [...] To accept injustice or segregation passively is to say to the oppressor that his actions are morally right.

If you can't be a sun, be a star. For it isn't by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are.