Some people feel like I’m arrogant. It’s unfortunate, because people don’t know my heart.
BERNICE KINGMy father really set the tone for us to be a more moral nation, to take a moral high ground in everything that we do.
More Bernice King Quotes
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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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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 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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Among her many accomplishments, my mother is often identified as the leader of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday movement.
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In addition to a stronger focus on better training for law enforcement, America urgently needs programs to provide jobs and educational opportunities in economically depressed communities.
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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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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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The more you resist something, the more aggressive it becomes.
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I think the most pressing issue in our community is probably a generational divide.
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My father provided some very important guidance in how we deal with conflict and polarization.
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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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Before she was a King, my mother was a peace advocate, a courageous leader, and an accomplished artist.
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It is painful beyond measure to lose a loving father and grandmother to violence.
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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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Love is not a weak, spineless emotion; it is a powerful moral force on the side of justice.
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