Quotes from Bernice King

Refuse to be disheartened, discouraged, distracted from your goals in life.

I believe that everyone, regardless of their beliefs, deserves the dignity of being called by their name.

As you know, my father was for the inclusiveness and the betterment of society and the world. Certainly we recognize that there are diverse voices in our country, and people have the right of free speech. They have the right of choice, but again, it is our hope that when they choose, they choose to reflect those ideals that he taught us.

Don't be afraid of who sits in the White House. God can triumph over Trump.

King-ian nonviolence is a way of thinking and living and is not confined to the work of social and systemic change.

Like my father, I believe that nonviolence is the antidote to what he called 'the triple evils of racism, poverty and militarism.' These three evils were consuming our hopes for community in 1964, and, fifty years later, we remain divided because of their festering effects.

Continue to speak out against all forms of injustice to yourselves and others, and you will set a mighty example for your children and for future generations.

Nonviolence will empower and equip us to bring generations to the table and fuse our knowledge, gifts, and zeal together.

I wrestled with anger from the age of sixteen. It's still one of my nemeses. I have to remember that the word of God says, 'Be slow to anger.'

The private sector enjoys tremendous freedom in the U.S, as it should. With freedom, however, comes responsibilities.

My father really set the tone for us to be a more moral nation, to take a moral high ground in everything that we do.

In addition to a stronger focus on better training for law enforcement, America urgently needs programs to provide jobs and educational opportunities in economically depressed communities.