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.’
BERNICE KINGEvery 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.’
More Bernice King Quotes
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After acknowledging that most law enforcement personnel are fair-minded and do a difficult job, it only takes one exception to create a terrible tragedy.
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I think the most pressing issue in our community is probably a generational divide.
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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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I spend a lot of time meditating, which is something that I don’t think most people know about me.
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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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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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The more you resist something, the more aggressive it becomes.
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What I’m trying to do is fulfill what my father said, which is, ‘We have to find a way to live together as brothers and sisters, or together we’re going to perish as fools.’
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Refuse to be disheartened, discouraged, distracted from your goals in life.
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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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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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I believe that everyone, regardless of their beliefs, deserves the dignity of being called by their name.
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If people want to criticize me, that’s their issue.
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Each of us must decide whether it is more important to be proved right or to provoke righteousness.
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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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