An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JRBut I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.
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If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.
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Morality cannot be legislated, but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless.
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Without love, there is no reason to know anyone, for love will in the end connect us to our neighbors, our children and our hearts.
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The road to freedom is a difficult, hard road. It always makes for temporary setbacks.
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What affects one in a major way, affects all in a minor way.
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Whenever men and women straighten their backs up, they are going somewhere, because a man can’t ride your back unless it is bent
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Faith is taking the first step even when you can’t see the whole staircase.
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Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty we are free at last.
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You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.
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Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
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It does not matter how long you live, but how well you do it.
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Hate destroys the hater.
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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
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Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge, which is power; religion gives man wisdom, which is control.
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True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.
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