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Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes: The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
         

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.


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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 you have to keep moving forward.

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 you have to keep moving forward.



Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.



The time is always right to do what is right.

The time is always right to do what is right.



I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.




You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.



The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.



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

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



A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.



It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many

It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many





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They weren't impatient for the boys to turn into cartoons again. They awarded sympathy, gave compassion. Because deep down they had found parts of themselves in the characters. You said it George.

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Integrity starts from the inside out, not the outside in.

Integrity starts from the inside out, not the outside in.



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The man who does not wish to be one of the mass only needs to cease to be easy on himself.



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The work I enjoy is when the camera rolls, and I like the work in the moment.



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I have absolutely zero interest in politics.

I have absolutely zero interest in politics.



He was still frowning at the cake, looking at it as if he expected it to sprout dozens of legs and begin scuttling toward him, thin-lipped, teeth bared.

He was still frowning at the cake, looking at it as if he expected it to sprout dozens of legs and begin scuttling toward him, thin-lipped, teeth bared.



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Every individual decision is nothing but coincidence, every artistic decision is coincidence.



When I go to the beach, my grandchildren try to make words out of the veins in my legs. That's why I still take the pill; I don't want any more grandchildren.

When I go to the beach, my grandchildren try to make words out of the veins in my legs. That's why I still take the pill; I don't want any more grandchildren.




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