MLK Jr. Quotes

History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

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.

We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.

The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.

Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'

Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.

Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.

Have we not come to such an impasse in the modern world that we must love our enemies - or else? The chain reaction of evil - hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars - must be broken, or else we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.

He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

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.

A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.

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.

A right delayed is a right denied.

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.

Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.

SATC Quotes

Maybe some women aren't meant to be tamed. Maybe they just need to run free til they find someone just as wild to run with them.

When men attempt bold gestures, generally it's considered romantic. When women do it, it's often considered desperate or psycho.

Do we need distance to get close?

When it comes to life and love, why do we believe our worst reviews?

As we speed along this endless road to the destination called who we hope to be, I can't help but whine, 'Are we there yet?

A guy can just as easily dump you if you fuck him on the first date as he can if you wait until the tenth.

Quotes

Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
~Erica Jong, writer

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We all have ways of coping. I use sex, and awesomeness.
~Jack Donaghy on "30 Rock," episode "Reunion," written by Matt Hubbard

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Quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks

The heart is forever making the head its fool.

Why can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember how many times we have told it to the same person.

True love cannot be found where it truly doesn't exist, nor can it be hidden where it truly does.

:) Quotes

Life is too short to wake up with regrets. Love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy.They just promised it would be worth it.

If you're going through hell, keep going.
~Winston Churchill

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity. - Kahlil Gibran

"There are things that we don't want to happen but have to accept, things we don't want to know but have to learn, and people we can't live without but have to let go." ~ Unknown

What is a journey?
A journey is not a trip.
It's not a vacation.
It's a process. A discovery.
It's a process
of self-discovery.
A journey brings us face to face
with ourselves.
A journey shows us not only the world,
but how we fit in it.
Does the person create the journey
or does the journey create the person?
The journey is life itself.
Where will life take you?
~Either a Tibetan blessing and/or a Louis Vuitton commercial :-/

The earth revolves around the sun; society continuously changes; the city grows; new generations come forth... and I'll go on just as they do.
~Dean Koontz, The Key to Midnight

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income. ~Samuel Butler

Three things to remember when you get older: Never pass up a bathroom, never waste a hard on, and never trust a fart
~Bucket List

"Stress: The confusion created when one's mind overrides the body's basic desire to choke the living daylights out of some jerk who desperately deserves it"

In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet. ~Albert Schweitzer

Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities. ~Aldous Huxley

Men spend their lives in anticipations,—in determining to be vastly happy at some period when they have time. But the present time has one advantage over every other—it is our own. Past opportunities are gone, future have not come. We may lay in a stock of pleasures, as we would lay in a stock of wine; but if we defer the tasting of them too long, we shall find that both are soured by age. ~Charles Caleb Colton

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them. ~John Stuart Mills

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. ~Helen Keller

Our life's a stage, a comedy: either learn to play and take it lightly, or bear its troubles patiently. ~Palladas

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult. ~Hypocrites

Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think. ~La Bruyere

To live is like to love--all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it. ~Samuel Butler

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. ~Henry David Thoreau

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly. ~Lanston Hughes

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time. ~ Winston Churchill

Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you. ~Marcus Aurelius

Let us follow our destiny, ebb and flow. Whatever may happen, we master fortune by accepting it. ~Virgil

<3 Quotes

Winnie the Pooh... a wise man... er bear

"Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering."

"A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference."

"When late morning rolls around and you're feeling a bit out of sorts, don't worry; you're probably just a little eleven o'clockish."

"You can't always sit in your corner of the forest and wait for people to come to you... you have to go to them sometimes."

"Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave."

"If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you."

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"Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you I had no control over."

When love goes wrong, Nothing goes right.
~Marilyn Monroe

"I am someone who is looking for love. Real love. Ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can't-live-with out-each-other love."
~ Carrie, SATC

Soul-mates are people who bring out the best in you. They are not perfect but are always perfect for you. ~Author Unknown

Lust is easy. Love is hard. Like is most important.

Love to live and live to LOVE!

True love cannot be found where it does not truly exist, nor can it be hidden where it truly does.
~Kissing a Fool (1998)

Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself.
Leo Buscaglia

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George Eliot
What greater thing is there for two human souls that to feel that they are joined... to strengthen each other... to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.

Francois de la Rouchefoucauld
Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and blows up the bonfire.

Khalil Gibran
And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

Distance never separates two hearts that really care, for our memories span the miles and in seconds we are there. But whenever I start feeling sad cuz I miss you I remind myself how lucky I am to have someone so special to miss.

So what if the distance is too long? What matters is that we have the courage of love to cover any distance which dares to separate us. -Ankush Sharma

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but it sure makes the rest of you lonely. -Charlie Brown

If love cannot stand the test of time, then it has failed the test of love.
-Bernard Byer

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.
~William Arthur Ward

Quotes

Risk... - Its a good thing!


These are some of my favorite quotes that got me through hard times:



Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.
Katherine Mansfield


Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.
Storm Jameson


And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Anaïs Nin (1903 - 1977)


Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.
Vaclav Havel (1936 - )


You risk tears if you let yourself be tamed.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900 - 1944), The Little Prince


A lot of people approach risk as if it's the enemy when it's really fortune's accomplice.
Sting (1951 - )


Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
T. S. Eliot (1888 - 1965)


Progress always involves risk; you can't steal second base and keep your foot on first base.
Frederick Wilcox

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