"A social movement that only moves people..." - Quote by Martin Luther King Jr
A social movement that only moves people is merely a revolt. A movement that changes both people and institutions is a revolution.
More by Martin Luther King Jr
“All too many of those who live in affluent America ignore those who exist in poor America; in doing so, the affluent Americans will eventually have to face themselves with the question that Eichman chose to ignore: How responsible am I for the well-being of my fellows?”
“We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.”
“A productive and happy life is not something you find; it is something you make.”
More on Identity
“When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.”
“People are not their behaviors.”
“I used to have a fake Louis Vuitton bag because I thought it meant something in life. But now I realize that all the things in the world don't define you. It's what you stand for, what you're willing to do, how close to the truth you're willing to be in your life.”
More on Fame
“To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one's landlady.”
“Englands genius filled all measureOf heart and soul, of strength and pleasure,Gave to the mind its emperor,And life was larger than before:Nor sequent centuries could hitOrbit and sum of Shakespeares wit. The men who lived with him becamePoets, for the air was fame.”
“Perhaps I should be flattered that somebody imagines the name is worth so much, especially since my parents gave me the same name 42 years ago for free.”