My favorite preacher is not with me anymore, and that’s 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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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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Always realize that even your strongest advocate and opponent is a part of the human family; albeit they may have small shortcomings and even strength in them, they are part of that human family.
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My father really set the tone for us to be a more moral nation, to take a moral high ground in everything that we do.
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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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Continue to speak out against all forms of injustice to yourselves and others, and you will set a mighty example for your children and for future generations.
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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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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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Some of the aspects of my speaking style are inherited and come naturally to me. I didn’t take classes, and I didn’t do anything to hone my skills.
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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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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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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 more you resist something, the more aggressive it becomes.
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Refuse to be disheartened, discouraged, distracted from your goals in life.
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Something big is going on. I’m talking about a society that refuses to allow injustice just to persist without making our voices heard and without organizing to bring about effective change through our voting system.
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