Below are the best quotes we could find featuring martin luther king jr about activism service.
CLEAR ALL
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’
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Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service.
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We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.
In the final analysis, love is not this sentimental something that we talk about. It’s not merely an emotional something. Love is creative, understanding goodwill for all men. It is the refusal to defeat any individual.
No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
Not only will we have to repent for the sins of bad people; but we also will have to repent for the appalling silence of good people.
If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.
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