Martin Luther King challenged the conscience of my generation, and his words and his legacy continue to move generations to action today at home and around the world. His love and faith is alive in millions of Americans who volunteer each day in soup kitc...
Senator John Kerry
You don`t need to be Catholic to be Catholic anymore. If you dissent, you don`t get out. Martin Luther looks like a prince compared to these people because he knew when it was time to go.
James P. McFadden
You couldn`t ask for a better player. He had a great attitude and was willing to do anything for you. Luther is just an outstanding individual.
Gary Hill
When I read `The Piano Lesson,` I realized it encompassed the entire African-American experience, ... August Wilson`s legacy is as important as Martin Luther King`s legacy, as important as Malcolm X`s legacy and as important as Nat Turner.
Annmarie Robinson
Ray Charles` revolutionary approach to music was also reflected in his politics and his deep and abiding commitment to Martin Luther King and the plight of African-Americans. Ray Charles may not have been on the front lines, but he put his money where his...
Alan Tucker
One of the greatest men to ever walk this land was Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. His life exemplified unity by bringing people together for the good of all. In any small way I hope to someday bring people together like Dr. King.
Andrew Strauss
One day after laying a wreath at the tomb of Martin Luther King Jr., President Bush appoints a federal judge who has built his career around dismantling Dr. King`s legacy.
Alexandre Coimbra
Of course we`d like to have a real holiday, but this is the first step. But remember how long it took to get a holiday for Martin Luther King?
Barbara Lassonde
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a time to honor the greatest champion of racial equality who taught a nation - through compassion and courage - about democracy, nonviolence and racial justice.
Mark Pryor
Martin Luther King Jr. really understood the role of the churches when he said, `The church is not meant to be the master of the state.` We don`t sort of take power and grab the levers of government and impose our agenda down people`s throats.
Jim Wallis
Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as our prince of peace, of civil rights. We owe him something major that will keep his memory alive.
Morgan Freeman
Mark Antony in his famous funeral oration in Shakespeare`s `Julius Caesar` says that he came not to praise Caesar, but to bury him. This week, at the funeral for the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, two of the speakers, Jimmy Carter and Rev. Joseph Lowery...
Lee Harris
James Earl Ray is the reason Martin Luther King Jr. is dead. A four-time loser looking for a big score killed the dreamer, and put himself in the history books.
Angelo Amador
It`s nice how they put it together and the people that came out. I just moved here from Pittsburgh, and in Pittsburgh they don`t celebrate Martin Luther King Day. Not with a parade, anyway.
Babe Paley
I was a child when the March on Washington led by Martin Luther King occurred, and I wanted to hear what was going on. I wanted to be a part of it. I wanted to contribute in the best way I possibly could.
Andre Braugher
I think it`s a good thing for a president or political leaders to want to put their values or their faith into action. Desmond Tutu did that in South Africa. Martin Luther King Jr. did that here. This is a good thing.
Jim Wallis
I left thinking August`s lost his mind, ... When I read `The Piano Lesson,` I realized it encompassed the entire African-American experience. August Wilson`s legacy is as important as Martin Luther King`s legacy, as important as Malcolm X`s legacy and as ...
Annmarie Robinson
following the arrest of Rosa Parks, Judge Johnson ruled that African-Americans of Montgomery, Alabama, were acting within their constitutional rights when they organized a boycott of the buses and that Martin Luther King Jr. and others could march from Se...
Ann DeGroot
Each year on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.`s birth, America has the opportunity to reflect on our nation`s progress towards the realization of his dream.
Adam Schiff
As a songwriter, there`s nothing better than winning Song Of The Year. But I couldn`t really celebrate, because it wasn`t right. Luther wasn`t standing next to me, to receive the award.
Richard Marx
A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back - but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you.
Marian Wright Edelman