Martin Luther King Quotes and Sayings

Here are Martin Luther King quotes and other inspirational sayings from the man who know the power of words to challenge and inspire individuals and society.

Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

The time is always right to do what is right.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

We are not makers of history. We are made by history.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.
Martin Luther King, Jr.