It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that"s pretty important.

That was the hard thing about grief, and the grieving. They spoke another language, and the words we knew always fell short of what we wanted them to say. read more

• Thought Hard Thing About Grief Grieving They Spoke Another Language Words Knew Fell Short What Wanted Them Say

Relationships will fall apart if only one person is trying to hold it together. read more

• Thought Relationships Fall Apart Person Trying Hold Together

What you cannot avoid, welcome. read more

• Thought What Cannot Avoid Welcome

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people, but the silence over that by the good people. read more

• Thought Ultimate Tragedy Oppression Cruelty by Bad People Silence Over Good

To exercise power costs effort and demands courage. That is why so many fail to assert rights to which they are perfectly entitled -- because a right is a kind of power but they are too lazy or too cowardly to exercise it. The virtues which cloak these faults are called patience and forbearance. read more

• Thought Exercise Power Costs Effort Demands Courage Many Fail Assert Rights Which They Perfectly Entitled Right Kind Too Lazy Cowardly Virtues Cloak These Faults Called Patience Forbearance

I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal. read more

• Thought Say Today Friends Even Though Face Difficulties Tomorrow Still Dream Deeply Rooted American Day Nation Rise Up Live True Meaning Its Creed Hold These Truths Self Evident Men Created Equal

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend. read more

• Thought Love Force Capable Transforming Enemy Friend

We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers. read more

• Thought Learned Fly Air Like Birds Swim Sea Fish Simple Art Living Together Brothers

Violence is not only impractical but immoral. read more

• Thought Violence Impractical Immoral

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. read more

• Thought Labor Uplifts Humanity Dignity Importance Undertaken Painstaking Excellence