60 Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes (Inspirational)

Martin Luther King Jr. is regarded as one of the greatest leaders in the contemporary world around the globe. He is a household name in the United States and is perceived to be one of the most impactful social activists of the country.

Throughout his professional career, Martin Luther King Jr. had said and written countless quotes that have left an indelible impact on millions. These quotes have not only inspired the people of America but also the whole world and have helped them build a strong personality. In this article, we shall present you with 60 best by Martin Luther King Jr. quotes.

1. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

2. “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

3. “Keep the need for being important.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

4. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

5. “People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other; they don’t know each other because they have not communicated with each other.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

6. “Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

7. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: Only love can do that.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

8. “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

 9. “The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

10. “You can kill the dreamer, but you can’t kill the dream.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

112. “Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

12. “Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

13. “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

14. “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

15. “In some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

16. “Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

17. “One day we will learn that the heart can never be totally right when the head is totally wrong.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

18. “Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

19. “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.

20. “Forgiveness is not an occasional act. It is a permanent attitude.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

21. “Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

22. “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.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

23. “Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

24. “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

25. “I have decided to stick to love. Hate is a too great burden to bear.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

26. “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

27. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

28. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

29. “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

30. “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

31. “If you can’t fly then run’ if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

32. “Be a bush if you can’t be a tree. If you can’t be a highway, just be a trail. If you can’t be a sun, be a star. For it isn’t by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

33. “The time is always right to do what is right.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

34. “For when people get caught up with that which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point short of victory.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

35. “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

36. “A lie cannot live.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

37. “The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

38. “I am not interested in power for power’s sake, but I’m interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

39. “Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

40. “We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

41. “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

42. “We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

43. “Lightning makes no sound until it strikes.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

44. “Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

45. “There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

46. “If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

47. “A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

48. “I want to be the white man’s brother, not his brother-in-law.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

49. “The principle of self-defense, even involving weapons and bloodshed, has never been condemned, even by Gandhi.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

50. “Seeing is not always believing.” -Martin Luther King Jr.  

51. “Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

52. “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

53. “We cannot walk alone.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

54. “Ten thousand fools proclaim themselves into obscurity, while one wise man forgets himself into immortality.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

55. “At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

56. “He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

57. “We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

58. “That old law about ‘an eye for an eye’ leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

59. “Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

60. “No person has the right to rain on your dreams.” -Martin Luther King Jr.