Inspiration Quotes by Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King
1929-1968
US Civil Rights Leader,Clergyman

About Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an African American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the American civil rights movement. His main legacy was to secure progress on civil rights in the United States and he is frequently referenced as a human rights icon today.

A Baptist minister, King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–6) and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (1957), serving as its first president. His efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. There, he raised public consciousness of the civil rights movement and established himself as one of the greatest orators in U.S. history.

In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means. By the time of his death in 1968, he had refocused his efforts on ending poverty and opposing the Vietnam War, both from a religious perspective.

King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 and Congressional Gold Medal in 2004; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was established as a U.S. national holiday in 1986.



Be inspired by these famous inspirational quotes by Martin Luther King. A man who gave inspiration and hope to millions of people. A man whose actions helped change the world.

We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobiles, rather than by the quality of our service relationship to humanity.
~Martin Luther King

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
~Martin Luther King

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

Everyone can be great, because everyone can serve.
~Martin Luther King

Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.
~Martin Luther King

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed - we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.
~Martin Luther King

It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.
~Martin Luther King

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

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.
~Martin Luther King

I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
~Martin Luther King

He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it.
~Martin Luther King

Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.
~Martin Luther King

Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase.
~Martin Luther King

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.
~Martin Luther King

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
~Martin Luther King

A lie cannot live.
~Martin Luther King

Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it.
Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it.
Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.
~Martin Luther King

I've decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
~Martin Luther King.

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.
~Martin Luther King

Life's most urgent question is: what are you doing for others?
~Martin Luther King

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

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
~Martin Luther King

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

Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity. Hate destroys a man's sense of values and his objectivity. It causes him to describe the beautiful as ugly and the ugly as beautiful, and to confuse the true with the false and the false with the true.
~Martin Luther King

A man can't ride your back unless it's bent.
~Martin Luther King

I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.
~Martin Luther King

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.
~Martin Luther King

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
M~artin Luther King

I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.
~Martin Luther King

I submit to you that if a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
~Martin Luther King

All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality.
~Martin Luther King

All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.
~Martin Luther King

Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
~Martin Luther King

Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.
~Martin Luther King

There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.
~Martin Luther King

If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well.
~Martin Luther King

The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.
~Martin Luther King

Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
~Martin Luther King

An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.
~Martin Luther King

Inspiration Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi
1869 - 1948
Leader of India

About Mahatma Ghandi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of Satyagraha, resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, firmly founded upon ahimsa or total non-violence which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. He is commonly known around the world as Mahatma Gandhi or "Great Soul", an honorific first applied to him by Rabindranath Tagore and in India also as Bapu or "Father". He is officially honoured in India as the Father of the Nation; his birthday, 2 October, is commemorated there as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Non-Violence.

Gandhi first employed non-violent civil disobedience as an expatriate lawyer in South Africa, in the resident Indian community's struggle for civil rights. After his return to India in 1915, he set about organising peasants, farmers, and urban labourers in protesting excessive land-tax and discrimination. Assuming leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921, Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, for expanding women's rights, for building religious and ethnic amity, for ending untouchability, for increasing economic self-reliance, but above all for achieving Swaraj—the independence of India from foreign domination. Gandhi famously led Indians in protesting the British-imposed salt tax with the 400 km Dandi Salt March in 1930, and later in calling for the British to Quit India in 1942. He was imprisoned for many years, on numerous occasions, in both South Africa and India.

Gandhi was a practitioner of non-violence and truth, and advocated that others do the same. He lived modestly in a self-sufficient residential community and wore the traditional Indian dhoti and shawl, woven with yarn he had hand spun on a charkha. He ate simple vegetarian food, and also undertook long fasts as means of both self-purification and social protest.



A collection of famous quotes by Gandhi filled with inspiration and wisdom for you to reflect on. Gandhi was an inspiration to many around the world.

Where there is love there is life.
~Gandhi, Best

A "No" uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a "Yes" merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
~Gandhi

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.
~Gandhi

Persistent questioning and healthy inquisitiveness are the first requisite for acquiring learning of any kind.
~Gandhi

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.
~Gandhi

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
~Gandhi

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
~Gandhi

Heroes are made in the hour of defeat. Success is, therefore, well described as a series of glorious defeats.
~Gandhi

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
~Gandhi

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
~Gandhi

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.
~Gandhi

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
~Gandhi

Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.
~Gandhi

The pleasure lies in making the effort, not in its fulfillment.
~Gandhi

Man is the maker of his own destiny, and I therefore ask you to become makers of your own destiny.
~Gandhi

Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education.
~Gandhi

Close the day with prayer so that you may have a peaceful night free from dreams and nightmares.
~Gandhi

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.
~Gandhi

It is health which is real wealth, not pieces of silver and gold.
~Gandhi

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
~Gandhi

Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.
~Gandhi

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problem.
~Gandhi

Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.
~Gandhi

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
~Gandhi

Be the change that you want to see in the world.
~Gandhi

Action expresses priorities.
~Gandhi

Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it.
~Gandhi

An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.
~Gandhi

Imitation is the sincerest flattery.
~Gandhi

Don't listen to friends when the Friend inside you says "Do this".
~Gandhi

It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.
~Gandhi

Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.
~Gandhi

A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.
~Gandhi

All true art must help the soul to realize its inner self.
~Gandhi

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.
~Gandhi

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.
~Gandhi

There is more to life than increasing its speed.
~Gandhi

There is a beauty and an art in simplicity which he who runs may see.
~Gandhi

What kind of victory is it when someone is left defeated?
~Gandhi

An eye for an eye makes us all blind.
~Gandhi

Every affliction has its own rich lesson to teach, if we would learn it.
~Gandhi

Inspiration Quotes by Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali
Born January 17, 1942
A Famous American Boxer

About Muhammad Ali:
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942) is a retired American boxer and former three-time
World Heavyweight Champion. To date, he remains the only man to have won the linear heavyweight championship three times (the linear title is recognized by tracing an - almost - unbroken lineage of titleholders going back over 100 years, with nearly every champion defeating the previous titleholder in the ring). Ali was also the winner of an Olympic Light-heavyweight gold medal. In 1999, Ali was crowned "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated and the BBC.

Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He was named after his father, Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr., who was named for the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Clay. Ali changed his name after joining the Nation of Islam in 1964, subsequently converted to Sunni Islam in 1975 and then Sufism.
Ali was known for his fighting style, which he described as "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee". Throughout his career Ali made a name for himself with great handspeed, as well as swift feet and taunting tactics. While Ali was renowned for his fast, sharp out-fighting style, he also had a great chin, and displayed great courage and an ability to take a punch throughout his career.



Enjoy these famous inspirational quotes by Muhammad Ali. We hope you find them inspirational and motivating and they remind you that you can do whatever you put your mind to.

Hating people because of their color is wrong.
And it doesn't matter which color does the hating.
It's just plain wrong.
Muhammad Ali

Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach
down to the bottom of his soul and
come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
Muhammad Ali

To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them.
This is the only way that you will be truly rich.”
Muhammad Ali

I hated every minute of training, but I said,
''Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.''
Muhammad Ali

He who is not courageous enough to take risks
will accomplish nothing in life.
Muhammad Ali

What keeps me going is goals.
Muhammad Ali

The man who views the world at fifty the same as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.
Mahummad Ali

The man who has no imagination has no wings.
Muhammad Ali

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief.
And once that belief becomes a deep conviction,
things begin to happen.
Muhammad Ali

If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.
Muhammad Ali

It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.
Muhammad Ali

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.
Mahummad Ali

The man who has no imagination has no wings.
Muhammad Ali

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.
Muhammad Ali

Friendship is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.
Mahummad Ali

Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.
Muhammad Ali

I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.
Muhammad Ali

It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.
Muhammad Ali

I never thought of losing, but now that it' s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life.
Mahummad Ali

Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.
Muhammad Ali

Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.
Muhammad Ali

Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.”
Muhammad Ali

A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.
Muhammad Ali

Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you.
Muhammad Ali

Famous Inspiration Quotes By Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison
1847 - 1931
American Scientist

About Thomas Edison:
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.
Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park" by a newspaper reporter, he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large teamwork to the process of invention, and therefore is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.
Edison is considered one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding 1,093 U.S. patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France and Germany. He is credited with numerous inventions that contributed to mass communication and, inparticular, telecommunications. His advanced work in these fields was an outgrowth of his early career as a telegraph operator.
Edison originated the concept and implementation of electric-power generation and distribution to homes, businesses, and factories - a crucial development in the modern industrialized world. His first power plant was on Manhattan Island, New York. Famous inspirational quotes from Thomas Edison to inspire you. When you consider the time that Mr. Edison lived and what he achieved, he should be a motivator to you to remind you that you can achieve whatever you dream of.

Honors and awards given to Edison:
In 1887, Edison won the Matteucci Medal. He was ranked thirty-fifth on Michael H. Hart's 1978 book The 100, a list of the most influential figures in history. Life magazine (USA), in a special double issue in 1997, placed Edison first in the list of the "100 Most Important People in the Last 1000 Years", noting that the light bulb he promoted "lit up the world". In the 2005 television series The Greatest American, he was voted by viewers as the
fifteenth-greatest.
In 1983, the United States Congress, pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 140 (Public Law 97 - 198), designated February 11, Edison's birthday, as National Inventor's Day.

Inspirational Quote By Thomas Edition:

There is no substitute for hard work.
Thomas Edison

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
Thomas Edison

Faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction-faith in fiction is a damnable false hope.
Thomas Edison

The only time I really become discouraged is when I think of all the things I would like to do and the little time I have in which to do them.
Thomas Edison

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.
Thomas Edison

The three things that are most essential to achievement are common sense, hard work and stick-to-it-iv-ness.
Thomas Edison

Nearly every man who develops an idea works at it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged.
Thomas Edison

I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others. I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent.
Thomas Edison

We shall have no better conditions in the future if we are satisfied with all those which we have at present.
Thomas Edison

From his neck down a man is worth a couple of dollars a day, from his neck up he is worth anything that his brain can produce.
Thomas Edison

If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
Thomas Edison

Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.
Thomas Edison

I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.
Thomas Edison

The first requisite for success is to develop the ability to focus and apply your mental and physical energies to the problem at hand - without growing weary.
Thomas Edison

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Thomas Edison

I have far more respect for the person with a single idea who gets there than for the person with a thousand ideas who does nothing.
Thomas Edison

Until man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can laugh at his so-called scientific knowledge.
Thomas Edison

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.
Thomas Edison

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
Thomas Edison

If parents pass enthusiasm along to their children, they will leave them an estate of incalculable value.
Thomas Edison

Pretty much everything will come to him who hustles while he waits. I believe that restlessness is discontent, and discontent is merely the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
Thomas Edison

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.
Thomas Edison

Show me a thoroughly satisfied man, and I will show you a failure.
Thomas Edison

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Thomas Edison

We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.
Thomas Edison

Surprises and reverses can serve as an incentive for great accomplishment. There are no rules here, we're just trying to accomplish something.
Thomas Edison

I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.
Thomas Edison

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.
Thomas Edison

Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.
Thomas Edison

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
Thomas Edison