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If people want to criticize me, that's their issue.
I know that the absence of my father in my life had its cost.
The more you resist something, the more aggressive it becomes.
My favorite preacher is not with me anymore, and that's my father.
All of us have to be committed to a life beyond our own aspirations.
Refuse to be disheartened, discouraged, distracted from your goals in life.
Don't be afraid of who sits in the White House. God can triumph over Trump.
It is painful beyond measure to lose a loving father and grandmother to violence.
I think the most pressing issue in our community is probably a generational divide.
As I reflect on the legacy of my father, the greatest aspect is his legacy of peace.
Some people feel like I'm arrogant. It's unfortunate, because people don't know my heart.
Love is not a weak, spineless emotion; it is a powerful moral force on the side of justice.
My father provided some very important guidance in how we deal with conflict and polarization.
Institutionalized racism has been with us pre-Obama, and it obviously will be with us post-Obama.
I spend a lot of time meditating, which is something that I don't think most people know about me.
Each of us must decide whether it is more important to be proved right or to provoke righteousness.
It is time for humanity to reset our spiritual compass from self-centeredness to other-centeredness.
When I think about some of the policies that we make in this country, the policies are so self-driven.
Before she was a King, my mother was a peace advocate, a courageous leader, and an accomplished artist.
Trump's election could be a blessing in disguise. This is the opportunity for America to correct itself.
I believe that everyone, regardless of their beliefs, deserves the dignity of being called by their name.
We live in a society where we may have differences, of course, but we learn to celebrate these differences.
At Grinnell College, for the first time in my life, I was in an all-white setting. It was a shocking experience.
When I speak, I want to ensure that there is at least one person in the audience who leaves the room transformed.
In all religions, we make a choice about what we emphasize, and I choose to come down on the side of a loving God.
King-ian nonviolence is a way of thinking and living and is not confined to the work of social and systemic change.
The private sector enjoys tremendous freedom in the U.S, as it should. With freedom, however, comes responsibilities.
My dad was one who - he was nonpartisan, first of all. He learned to work with whatever administration was in office.
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 the end, I still have the same hope as my father - that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the last word.
Occasionally, in the afternoons, I catch a movie, watch football, go to Sunday brunch, or visit with family and friends.
My mother made countless sacrifices so that her children - and all children - could grow up in a better nation and world.
Nonviolence will empower and equip us to bring generations to the table and fuse our knowledge, gifts, and zeal together.
Choosing nonviolence does not mean that one will never get angry or become upset with others, including the ones we love.
Among her many accomplishments, my mother is often identified as the leader of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday movement.
People have labeled me homophobic. If I was homophobic, I wouldn't have friends who are gay and lesbian, so that can't be true.
I don't know if you realize this, but anger is anger. It has no mind. It has no rationality. It's mad, and it just wants to destroy.
We cannot afford to regard as normal the presence of injustice, inhumanity, and violence, including their verbal and cyber manifestations.
If I had to do it all over again, would I want my dad here? I would say no. Our world is in a better place because our father gave his life.
How do we expect change to occur if we are not willing to put on the whole armor of God and fight injustice wherever it raises its ugly head?
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.'
My mother was the strong wife, partner, and co-worker Martin Luther King, Jr. needed to be an effective leader, and he said so on many occasions.
Some of the aspects of my speaking style are inherited and come naturally to me. I didn't take classes, and I didn't do anything to hone my skills.
When my father died, the money he left us would have dried up within a year were it not for my mother... We might very well have ended up on welfare.
In 1985, I was arrested, along with my mother and brother, Martin III, in a protest against apartheid at the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Somehow, we have to realize that what we watch and what we listen to not only often reflects our most violent tendencies but cultivates more violence.
After acknowledging that most law enforcement personnel are fair-minded and do a difficult job, it only takes one exception to create a terrible tragedy.
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.
My father literally fought his entire life to ensure the inclusion of all people because he understood that we were intertwined and connected together in humanity.
We are carrying collectively a lot of trauma, especially those of us in the African-American community. And if we're not careful, it'll overtake us, and we'll self-destruct.