"We are now faced with the fact..." - Quote by Martin Luther King Jr
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 postive action.
More by Martin Luther King Jr
“Many people fear nothing more terribly than to take a position which stands out sharply and clearly from the prevailing opinion. The tendency of most is to adopt a view that is so ambiguous that it will include everything and so popular that it will include everybody. Not a few men who cherish lofty and noble ideals hide them under a bushel for fear of being called different.”
“What affects one in a major way, affects all in a minor way.”
“The ultimate solution to the race problem lies in the willingness of men to obey the unenforceable.”
More on Urgency
“If this was the last day of your life, would you spend it the way you're spending today?”
“If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it--why wait till next year?”
“To be always intending to make a new and better life but never to find time to set about it is as to put off eating and drinking and sleeping from one day to the next until you're dead.”
More on Action
“I used to listen to what others said, and expect them to act accordingly. But nowadays, I listen to what they say, and then observe what they do.”
“If you want to get peace, you can get it as soon as you like if we all pull together. ... Think peace, live peace, and breathe peace and you'll get it as soon as you like.”
“Energy will do anything that can be done in this world.”