Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes
FaithCourageTrustUncertaintyPerseverance Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
UnityTogethernessShared Journey We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.
HopeVisionPerseveranceUnityLeadership We've got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn't matter with me now because I've been to the mountaintop... I've looked over and I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.
ThinkingEffortCritical Thinking Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think.
LoveNonviolenceCommitmentSelflessness Nonviolence is absolute commitment to the way of love. Love is not emotional bash; it is not empty sentimentalism. It is the active outpouring of one's whole being into the being of another.
Conflict ResolutionLovePeace Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.
ChangeStrugglePersistenceEffortWillpower Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.
RighteousnessSacrificePerseveranceVictory 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.
TruthLoveJusticePerseverance I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.
LoveBrotherhoodHopeUnity In some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.
PowerMoralityGoodness 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.
EducationIntelligenceCharacterPersonal Development Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.
UnityBrotherhoodPerseveranceDestructionMutual Respect We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
HateLoveSelf-destructionInner Conflict Hate is just as injurious to the hater as it is to the hated. Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity. Many of our inner conflicts are rooted in hate. This is why psychiatrists say, Love or perish. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
FreedomOppressionResistance Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
EmotionSelf-ControlResilienceMental StrengthInner Peace Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.
LoveTransformationRelationship DynamicsPowerHealing Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.
LoveRedemptionCompassionCreativityDestruction That's love, you see. It is redemptive, and this is why Jesus says love. There's something about love that builds up and is creative. There is something about hate that tears down and is destructive. So love your enemies.
AdversityHopeDream Even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.
MoralityConscienceInactionResponsibilityGuilt The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.
InjusticeExclusionHardshipEndurance Here comes a time when people get tired of being pushed out of the glittering sunlight of life's July and left standing amid the piercing chill of an alpine November.
QualityImportancePurposeMeaningValue The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.
FreedomBitternessOvercoming ObstaclesPersonal GrowthSelf-Control Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.
JusticeMoralityDirectionInfluenceCosmos The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.
LovePowerJusticeBalance Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.
ConscienceIntegrityVindicationCourage Here comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.
ServiceCompassionContributionEmpathyLegacy Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'
Self-LoveAcceptanceEmotional Well-beingSelf-DiscoveryMental Health You know, a lot of people don't love themselves. And they go through life with deep and haunting emotional conflicts. So the length of life means that you must love yourself. And you know what loving yourself also means? It means that you've got to accept yourself.
GoodwillMisunderstandingExpectationShallow UnderstandingSupport vs Opposition Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.
VoiceActionSignificanceLife Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Tragedy Here is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth.
LightLovePositivityOvercoming Adversity Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
EnduranceLoveNonviolenceResilience We shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering. We will meet your physical force with soul force. Do to us what you will. And we shall continue to love you.
ForgivenessLoveEmpathyAcceptance We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.
CharacterAdversityChallengePerseverance 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.