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69 Great Quotes By Coretta Scott King

Famous As: Civil-Rights Activist and the Wife of Martin Luther King Jr
Born On: April 27, 1927
Died On: January 30, 2006
Born In: Heiberger, Alabama, United States
Died At Age: 78
Coretta Scott King was a well-known American activist. She was known as an advocate of civil rights, non-violence and liberation of women. She faced a lot of discrimination and hardships due to her color to complete her studies. She started off her career as a teacher at a local school. There, she aimed at strengthening the values of giving and sharing and her only motto was to move the humanity towards brotherhood as a whole. During this period she decided to pursue her childhood passion for music and enrolled for a bachelor’s degree. There she met Martin Luther King Jr., the a legendary leader. They both were attracted to each other as they shared the same passion against discrimination. She became the woman behind this successful leader during the ‘Civil Rights Movement’ and supported him in all possible aspects. After the infamous assassination of her husband, she led the march her husband had organized and aimed at fulfilling all his dreams. Here is a collection of sayings and quotations by the historic legend which have been excerpted from her life, thoughts and work. Go through the quotes and thoughts by Coretta Scott King which reflects her exemplary leadership skills and her struggle against racial discrimination.
Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.

Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.

Coretta Scott King
Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism 
and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to 
dehumanize a large group of people, to deny 
their humanity, their dignity and personhood.

Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood.

Coretta Scott King

I always knew that I was called to do something. I didn't know what, but I finally rationalized after I met Martin - and it took a lot of praying to discover this - that this was probably what God had called me to do: to marry him.

Coretta Scott King
You cannot have peaceful means - peaceful means will have to be used to bring about peaceful ends. If you use destructive means, you're going to bring about destructive ends.

You cannot have peaceful means - peaceful means will have to be used to bring about peaceful ends. If you use destructive means, you're going to bring about destructive ends.

Coretta Scott King
In the area of economic justice, we still have a long way to go. We have too many people who are discriminated against just because they happen to be black or they happen to be a woman or some other minority.

In the area of economic justice, we still have a long way to go. We have too many people who are discriminated against just because they happen to be black or they happen to be a woman or some other minority.

Coretta Scott King
I don't see how you can separate human rights and the rights of all people, no matter what their sexual orientation is.

I don't see how you can separate human rights and the rights of all people, no matter what their sexual orientation is.

Coretta Scott King
Gay and lesbian people have families, and their families should have legal protection, whether by marriage or civil union.

Gay and lesbian people have families, and their families should have legal protection, whether by marriage or civil union.

Coretta Scott King
A constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage is a form of gay bashing and it would do nothing to protect traditional marriages.

A constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage is a form of gay bashing and it would do nothing to protect traditional marriages.

Coretta Scott King
A vote for George Wallace is a vote for the past and oppression.

A vote for George Wallace is a vote for the past and oppression.

Coretta Scott King
While not a panacea for the nation's illegal immigration problems, employer sanctions are one necessary means of stopping the exploitation of vulnerable workers and the undercutting of American jobs and living standards.

While not a panacea for the nation's illegal immigration problems, employer sanctions are one necessary means of stopping the exploitation of vulnerable workers and the undercutting of American jobs and living standards.

Coretta Scott King
We should not forget that in the '60s, George Wallace's motto was 'segregation forever,' and that he did nothing to deter bombings and other acts of violence and, by his actions, condoned them.

We should not forget that in the '60s, George Wallace's motto was 'segregation forever,' and that he did nothing to deter bombings and other acts of violence and, by his actions, condoned them.

Coretta Scott King
I feel George Wallace symbolizes something in the past which America has rejected.

I feel George Wallace symbolizes something in the past which America has rejected.

Coretta Scott King
Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.

Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.

Coretta Scott King
Scandal sells books; fidelity does not.

Scandal sells books; fidelity does not.

Coretta Scott King
What most did not understand then was that I was not only married to the man I loved, but I was also married to the movement that I loved.

What most did not understand then was that I was not only married to the man I loved, but I was also married to the movement that I loved.

Coretta Scott King
Just be what you are. And I try to be my best self and be what I am and knowing what I am and be satisfied with that. And if people don't know it, maybe they'll eventually know it.

Just be what you are. And I try to be my best self and be what I am and knowing what I am and be satisfied with that. And if people don't know it, maybe they'll eventually know it.

Coretta Scott King
My professional and personal roots in Alabama are deep and lasting.

My professional and personal roots in Alabama are deep and lasting.

Coretta Scott King
Knowing what I know now, if I could have chosen parents, I would have chosen exactly the ones God selected for me.

Knowing what I know now, if I could have chosen parents, I would have chosen exactly the ones God selected for me.

Coretta Scott King
Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don't believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.

Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don't believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.

Coretta Scott King

As one whose husband and mother-in-law have died the victims of murder and assassination, I stand firmly and unequivocally opposed to the death penalty for those convicted of capital offenses... An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed of retaliation.

Coretta Scott King
Mama and Daddy King represent the best in manhood and womanhood, the best in a marriage, the kind of people we are trying to become.

Mama and Daddy King represent the best in manhood and womanhood, the best in a marriage, the kind of people we are trying to become.

Coretta Scott King
If American women would increase their voting turnout by ten percent, I think we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs benefiting women and children.

If American women would increase their voting turnout by ten percent, I think we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs benefiting women and children.

Coretta Scott King
My story is a freedom song of struggle. It is about finding one's purpose, how to overcome fear and to stand up for causes bigger than one's self.

My story is a freedom song of struggle. It is about finding one's purpose, how to overcome fear and to stand up for causes bigger than one's self.

Coretta Scott King
I'm fulfilled in what I do. I never thought that a lot of money or fine clothes - the finer things of life - would make you happy. My concept of happiness is to be filled in a spiritual sense.

I'm fulfilled in what I do. I never thought that a lot of money or fine clothes - the finer things of life - would make you happy. My concept of happiness is to be filled in a spiritual sense.

Coretta Scott King
When Good Friday comes, these are the moments in life when we feel there's no hope. But then, Easter comes.

When Good Friday comes, these are the moments in life when we feel there's no hope. But then, Easter comes.

Coretta Scott King
The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.

The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.

Coretta Scott King
Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.

Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.

Coretta Scott King
There is a spirit and a need and a man at the beginning of every great human advance. Every one of these must be right for that particular moment in history or nothing happens.

There is a spirit and a need and a man at the beginning of every great human advance. Every one of these must be right for that particular moment in history or nothing happens.

Coretta Scott King
When fear rushed in, I learned how to hear my heart racing but refused to allow my feelings to sway me. That resilience came from my family. It flowed through our bloodline.

When fear rushed in, I learned how to hear my heart racing but refused to allow my feelings to sway me. That resilience came from my family. It flowed through our bloodline.

Coretta Scott King
If American women increase their voting turnout by ten percent, I think we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs benefiting women and children.

If American women increase their voting turnout by ten percent, I think we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs benefiting women and children.

Coretta Scott King