I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be, and you can never be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be.
—Martin Luther King Jr.

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, “What are you doing for others?”
—Martin Luther King Jr.

Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.
—Martin Luther King Jr.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
—Martin Luther King Jr.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
—Martin Luther King Jr.

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.

Be loving enough to absorb evil and understanding enough to turn an enemy into a friend.
—Martin Luther King Jr.