I know that the absence of my father in my life had its cost.
BERNICE KINGWhen 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.
More Bernice King Quotes
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Every time I go to these racial forums, it is people who are alike, or it is progressives and liberals. So I said, ‘At some point, we’ve got to bring the progressives and the liberals and the conservatives together.’
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Before my mother was a King, she climbed trees and wrestled with boys. And won. Even as a child, Coretta Scott demonstrated that her gender would not deter her success, nor did it detract from her strength.
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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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Occasionally, in the afternoons, I catch a movie, watch football, go to Sunday brunch, or visit with family and friends.
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I spend a lot of time meditating, which is something that I don’t think most people know about me.
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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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You will encounter misguided people from time to time. That’s part of life. The challenge is to educate them when you can, but always to keep your dignity and self-respect and persevere in your personal growth and development.
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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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The private sector enjoys tremendous freedom in the U.S, as it should. With freedom, however, comes responsibilities.
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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 mother was the strong wife, partner, and co-worker Martin Luther King, Jr. needed to be an effective leader, and he said so on many occasions.
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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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If people want to criticize me, that’s their issue.
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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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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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