Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGI’m more determined than ever that my husband’s dream will become a reality.
More Coretta Scott King Quotes
-
-
If a man had nothing that was worth dying for, then he was not fit to live.
CORETTA SCOTT KING -
Women, in general, are not part of the corruption of the past, so they can give a new kind of leadership, a new image for mankind.
CORETTA SCOTT KING -
Lesbian and gay people are a permanent part of the American workforce, who currently have no protection from the arbitrary abuse of their rights on the job.
CORETTA SCOTT KING -
Without Coretta Scott King, there would not have been a Martin Luther King, Jr. in the way that we know him.
CORETTA SCOTT KING -
When you are willing to make sacrifices for a great cause, you will never be alone.
CORETTA SCOTT KING -
We have to launch a national campaign against homophobia in the black community.
CORETTA SCOTT KING -
Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people.
CORETTA SCOTT KING -
How many must die before we can really have a free and true and peaceful society?
CORETTA SCOTT KING -
People have to allow themselves to be used by God and Martin [Luther King, Jr.] committed himself totally to God’s will and purpose and God is always waiting for someone who is willing to do that.
CORETTA SCOTT KING -
Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood.
CORETTA SCOTT KING -
I’m fulfilled in what I do. I never thought that a lot of money or fine clothes – the finer things of life – would make you happy. My concept of happiness is to be filled in a spiritual sense.
CORETTA SCOTT KING -
The process of nonviolence is one that takes time and those of us who’ve suffered, who’ve been persecuted over the years, would like to see things change, you know, overnight.
CORETTA SCOTT KING -
I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.
CORETTA SCOTT KING -
Nonviolence is a method that transforms, first of all, the individual once you understand it and embrace it. It begins with you and, if you can, about transforming individuals so that they love unconditionally.
CORETTA SCOTT KING -
All we seek is an America where every person is given the chance to productively contribute to his country and where he can receive a fair and equitable share of the wealth that production creates.
CORETTA SCOTT KING






