Quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr.

God is able to give you the power to endure that which cannot be changed... Why be anxious? Come what may, God is able.

The reason I can't follow the old eye-for-an-eye philosophy is that it ends up leaving everyone blind.

It is my hope that as the Negro plunges deeper into the quest for freedom and justice he will plunge even deeper into the philosophy of non-violence.

Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.

I never intend to adjust myself to the madness of militarism.

The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

In the current struggle, there is one positive course of action. There is no alternative, for the alternative would connote a rear march.

We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love.

Injustice and corruption will never be transformed by keeping them hidden, but only by bringing them out into the light and confronting them with the power of love.

Each one of us has the power to make others feel better or worse. Making others feel better is much more fun than making others feel worse. Making others feel better generally makes us feel better

Love is the most durable power in the world. This creative force is the most potent instrument available in mankind's quest for peace and security.

Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love.

Courage is the power of the mind to overcome fear.

Love is the most durable power in the world.

Education without social action is a one-sided value because it has no true power potential.

We must learn that to expect God to do everything while we do nothing is not faith but superstition.

Don't let anybody make you think that God chose America as his divine, messianic force to be a sort of policeman of the whole world.

They were too God-intoxicated to be "astronomically intimidated." They brought an end to such ancient evils as infanticide and gladiatorial contest.

Without God, all of our efforts turn to ashes and our sunrise into the darkest of nights.

We must have the faith that things will work out somehow, that God will make a way for us when there seems no way.

I just want to do God's will.

God has given each normal person a capacity to achieve some end. True, some are endowed with more talent than others, but God has left none of us talentless.

In a real sense faith is total surrender to God .