looking for Martin Luther King quote

verte76 · 02-23-2008, 02:40 PM

I'm looking for a Martin Luther King quote for my signature. Does anyone have one?

deep · 02-23-2008, 02:46 PM

"Yes We Can"

**yolland** · 02-23-2008, 03:17 PM

There are some quotes here from Stanford's MLK Research Institute (note not all the quotes are actually from King), and also here--I know nothing about the latter site, but at least the quotes are all sourced.

Carek1230 · 02-23-2008, 03:56 PM

I am sure there's got to be tons of them out there on the internets

DaveC · 02-23-2008, 04:34 PM

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King

No spoken words · 02-23-2008, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Carek1230
I am sure there's got to be tons of them out there on the internets

Unreal.

deep · 02-23-2008, 04:41 PM

Quote:

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

This is a favorite
- that unites most white people.

verte76 · 02-24-2008, 08:36 PM

I like that one deep. I think I'll use it!

the iron horse · 02-24-2008, 09:02 PM

If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the host of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well.

– Martin Luther King Jr.

Jeannieco · 02-25-2008, 12:37 AM

4 lesser known quotes that are favorites of mine:

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands
in moments of comfort and convenience, but where
he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
—Martin Luther King, Jr.

"I have the audacity to believe that people everywhere can have three meals a day for their tired bodies, education and culture for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down, men other-centered can build up. I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and non-violent redemptive goodwill will proclaim the rule of the land 'and the lion and the lamb shall lie down together and every man shall sit under his own vine and fig tree and none shall be afraid.' I still believe that we shall overcome."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

"A nation that continues to spend more money on military defense than programs of social uplift is approaching social death."
Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Yes, Jesus, I want to be on your right or your left side, (Yes) not for any selfish reason. I want to be on your right or your left side, not in terms of some political kingdom or ambition. But I just want to be there in love and in justice and in truth and in commitment to others, so that we can make of this old world a new world. "

MLK Jr. ( from The Drum Major Instinct speech, the whole speech is great!!)

TranceEnding · 02-25-2008, 08:02 AM

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. "

That's a favourite of mine

LPU2 · 02-25-2008, 05:27 PM

This is my favorite King quote of the moment. It's so evident everywhere today on talk radio, cable news and the internet:

"Hate destroys a man's sense of values and his objectivity. It causes him to describe the beautiful as ugly and the ugly as beautiful, and to confuse the true with the false and the false with the true."

MLK

Sherry Darling · 02-26-2008, 04:26 PM

"Our choice is not between nonviolence and violence. It is between nonviolence and non existence."

"We will learn to live together as brothers, or perish as fools"

Canadiens1131 · 02-26-2008, 08:06 PM

www.google.com

Mr. Green Eyes · 02-27-2008, 10:27 AM

http://www.brainyquote.com/ should have some good quotes. I get all of my quotes for my away messages from it.

02-23-2008, 02:40 PM	#1
verte76 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: May 2002 Location: hoping for changes Posts: 23,331 Local Time: 02:04 AM	looking for Martin Luther King quote I'm looking for a Martin Luther King quote for my signature. Does anyone have one? __________________

02-23-2008, 02:46 PM	#2
deep Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: A far distance down. Posts: 28,601 Local Time: 06:04 PM	"Yes We Can" __________________

02-23-2008, 03:17 PM	#3
yolland Forum Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 7,471 Local Time: 03:04 AM	There are some quotes here from Stanford's MLK Research Institute (note not all the quotes are actually from King), and also here--I know nothing about the latter site, but at least the quotes are all sourced. __________________ yolland [at] interference.com μελετώ αποτυγχάνειν. -- Διογένης της Σινώπης

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Carek1230 Blue Crack Overdose Get me off the internetz! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: wishing I was somewhere else.... Posts: 125,647 Local Time: 07:04 PM	I am sure there's got to be tons of them out there on the internets

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DaveC Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: turtle island Posts: 22,247 Local Time: 10:04 PM	http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King

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verte76 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: May 2002 Location: hoping for changes Posts: 23,331 Local Time: 02:04 AM	I like that one deep. I think I'll use it!

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the iron horse Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: in a glass of CheerWine Posts: 3,266 Local Time: 10:04 PM	If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the host of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well. – Martin Luther King Jr.

02-25-2008, 12:37 AM	#10
Jeannieco Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: If the moonlight caught you crying on Killiney Bay oh sing your song let your song be sung Posts: 4,992 Local Time: 07:04 PM	4 lesser known quotes that are favorites of mine: "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." —Martin Luther King, Jr. "I have the audacity to believe that people everywhere can have three meals a day for their tired bodies, education and culture for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down, men other-centered can build up. I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and non-violent redemptive goodwill will proclaim the rule of the land 'and the lion and the lamb shall lie down together and every man shall sit under his own vine and fig tree and none shall be afraid.' I still believe that we shall overcome." Martin Luther King, Jr. "A nation that continues to spend more money on military defense than programs of social uplift is approaching social death." Martin Luther King, Jr. "Yes, Jesus, I want to be on your right or your left side, (Yes) not for any selfish reason. I want to be on your right or your left side, not in terms of some political kingdom or ambition. But I just want to be there in love and in justice and in truth and in commitment to others, so that we can make of this old world a new world. " MLK Jr. ( from The Drum Major Instinct speech, the whole speech is great!!)

02-25-2008, 08:02 AM	#11
TranceEnding Refugee Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,124 Local Time: 01:04 PM	"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. " That's a favourite of mine

02-25-2008, 05:27 PM	#12
LPU2 War Child Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 706 Local Time: 07:04 PM	This is my favorite King quote of the moment. It's so evident everywhere today on talk radio, cable news and the internet: "Hate destroys a man's sense of values and his objectivity. It causes him to describe the beautiful as ugly and the ugly as beautiful, and to confuse the true with the false and the false with the true." MLK

02-26-2008, 04:26 PM	#13
Sherry Darling New Yorker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,857 Local Time: 10:04 PM	"Our choice is not between nonviolence and violence. It is between nonviolence and non existence." "We will learn to live together as brothers, or perish as fools"

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Canadiens1131 ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 10,363 Local Time: 10:04 PM	www.google.com