Refuse to be disheartened, discouraged, distracted from your goals in life.
BERNICE KINGIn addition to needed gun control reforms, America urgently needs a stronger protest movement dedicated to reducing the glorification of violence in our culture – in music, film, television, video games, and even the Internet.
More Bernice King Quotes
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In the end, I still have the same hope as my father – that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the last word.
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In addition to a stronger focus on better training for law enforcement, America urgently needs programs to provide jobs and educational opportunities in economically depressed communities.
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Like my father, I believe that nonviolence is the antidote to what he called ‘the triple evils of racism, poverty and militarism.’ These three evils were consuming our hopes for community in 1964, and, fifty years later, we remain divided because of their festering effects.
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In addition to needed gun control reforms, America urgently needs a stronger protest movement dedicated to reducing the glorification of violence in our culture – in music, film, television, video games, and even the Internet.
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At Grinnell College, for the first time in my life, I was in an all-white setting. It was a shocking experience.
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As I reflect on the legacy of my father, the greatest aspect is his legacy of peace.
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When my father died, the money he left us would have dried up within a year were it not for my mother. We might very well have ended up on welfare.
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Choosing nonviolence does not mean that one will never get angry or become upset with others, including the ones we love.
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Trump’s election could be a blessing in disguise. This is the opportunity for America to correct itself.
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Daddy taught us through his philosophy of nonviolence, which placed love at the centerpiece, that through that love we can turn enemies into friends. Through that love, we can create more dignified atmospheres.
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Nelson Mandela, a better man, not a bitter man, made our world a better place in which to live. His life and leadership exemplify the highest courage, dignity, and dedication to human liberation.
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When I speak, I want to ensure that there is at least one person in the audience who leaves the room transformed.
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How do we expect change to occur if we are not willing to put on the whole armor of God and fight injustice wherever it raises its ugly head?
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If people want to criticize me, that’s their issue.
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My mother made countless sacrifices so that her children – and all children – could grow up in a better nation and world.
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Do we want to be successful, or do we just want to make noise just to make it? Or just to put something on the record? I’ll be honest with you, I’m tired of putting stuff on the record. I’m ready to see some real transformation and change.
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My favorite preacher is not with me anymore, and that’s my father.
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Thank God for the efforts of Black Lives Matter – we’ve seen an awakening in this era in a way we didn’t see in Daddy’s era in terms of people coming to grips with white privilege.
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It is painful beyond measure to lose a loving father and grandmother to violence.
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All of us have to be committed to a life beyond our own aspirations.
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I believe that everyone, regardless of their beliefs, deserves the dignity of being called by their name.
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King-ian nonviolence is a way of thinking and living and is not confined to the work of social and systemic change.
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My father literally fought his entire life to ensure the inclusion of all people because he understood that we were intertwined and connected together in humanity.
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Without my ministry, I would just be Martin Luther King’s daughter. You know, when people call me that, it doesn’t bother me anymore. I know I am not my father. I know I am me.
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It is time for humanity to reset our spiritual compass from self-centeredness to other-centeredness.
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People have labeled me homophobic. If I was homophobic, I wouldn’t have friends who are gay and lesbian, so that can’t be true.
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