Quotes about Courage
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Christ furnished the spirit and motivation while Gandhi furnished the method.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
This is the unusual thing about nonviolence -- nobody is defeated, everybody shares in the victory.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
I have a dream! To be free at last! Free at last! Free at last. And if a man has nothing to die for, Then his life is worth nothing.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
I submit to you that if a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect; it calls up resources of strength and courage they did not know they had.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The time is always right, to do what's right.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The true measure of a man is not how he behaves in moments of comfort and convenience but how he stands at times of controversy and challenges.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.