Often, I am asked, ‘What was your father like?’ or, ‘What would he think?’ These are very difficult questions to answer, as I was so very young when I lost my father.
BERNICE KINGMy mother and Ethel Kennedy became good friends and worked together on a number of causes they had shared with their husbands. They together co-chaired ‘A Time to Remember’ to mobilize a movement for gun control.
More Bernice King Quotes
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It is time for humanity to reset our spiritual compass from self-centeredness to other-centeredness.
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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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I don’t know if you realize this, but anger is anger. It has no mind. It has no rationality. It’s mad, and it just wants to destroy.
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My dad was one who – he was nonpartisan, first of all. He learned to work with whatever administration was in office.
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Love is not a weak, spineless emotion; it is a powerful moral force on the side of justice.
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If people want to criticize me, that’s their issue.
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Don’t be afraid of who sits in the White House. God can triumph over Trump.
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Nonviolence will empower and equip us to bring generations to the table and fuse our knowledge, gifts, and zeal together.
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Somehow, we have to realize that what we watch and what we listen to not only often reflects our most violent tendencies but cultivates more violence.
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When I think about some of the policies that we make in this country, the policies are so self-driven.
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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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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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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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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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