He had a dream, and so do we. Here are 31 inspirational quotes to help you remember the power of vision.
Did you know that one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s advisers had recommended that he leave out the out the “I have a dream” phrase for his speech in the steps of Lincoln Memorial in 1963? Luckily, King ignored that recommendation. That speech and quote from many others have helped to inspire us and give us the courage to act upon our own dreams. A reminder that if we hold dear our dreams and work tirelessly to achieve them we would be quoted to generations to come.
Here are a few of King’s nuggets of wisdom to help remind you of the power of vision:
1. “Faith is taking the first step even when you can’t see the whole staircase.”
2. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.”
3. “In the end we remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
4. “There comes a time when silence is betrayal.”
5. “Only in the darkness can you see the stars.”
6. “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 keep moving forward.”
7. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
8. “Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.”
9. “That old law about ‘an eye for an eye’ leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.”
10. “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right.”
11. “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
12. “Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.”
13. “Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.”
14. “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a moulder of consensus.”
15. “I have decided to stick with love... Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
16. “A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.”
17. “No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for.”
18. “Injustice anywhere is threat to justice everywhere.”
19.”We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
20. “No person has the right to rain on your dreams.”
Yap, I love that one in particular, “No person has the right to rain on your dreams,” so keep dreaming pals and keep working towards achieving that dream.
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