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.
BERNICE KINGAll of us have to be committed to a life beyond our own aspirations.
More Bernice King Quotes
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My 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.
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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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Refuse to be disheartened, discouraged, distracted from your goals in life.
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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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When I think about some of the policies that we make in this country, the policies are so self-driven.
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We are carrying collectively a lot of trauma, especially those of us in the African-American community. And if we’re not careful, it’ll overtake us, and we’ll self-destruct.
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I know that the absence of my father in my life had its cost.
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Among her many accomplishments, my mother is often identified as the leader of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday movement.
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I wrestled with anger from the age of sixteen. It’s still one of my nemeses. I have to remember that the word of God says, ‘Be slow to anger.’
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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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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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Institutionalized racism has been with us pre-Obama, and it obviously will be with us post-Obama.
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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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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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Some people feel like I’m arrogant. It’s unfortunate, because people don’t know my heart.
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