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Quotes from The Drum Major Instinct — Martin Luther King Jr.

1929–1968 United States

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Every now and then I ask myself, "What is it that I would want said?"

The Drum Major Instinct (1968)

True greatness comes not by favoritism, but by fitness.

The Drum Major Instinct (1968)

Nineteen centuries have come and gone and today he stands as the most influential figure that ever entered human history.

The Drum Major Instinct (1968)

There comes a time that the drum major instinct can become destructive.

The Drum Major Instinct (1968)

You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love. And you can be that servant.

The Drum Major Instinct (1968)

He didn't have anything. He just went around serving and doing good.

The Drum Major Instinct (1968)

We like to do something good. And you know, we like to be praised for it.

The Drum Major Instinct (1968)

This morning, you can be on his right hand and his left hand if you serve. It's the only way in.

The Drum Major Instinct (1968)

He had no credentials but himself.

The Drum Major Instinct (1968)

And there is deep down within all of us an instinct. It's a kind of drum major instinct — a desire to be out front, a desire to lead the parade, a desire to be first. And it is something that runs the whole gamut of life.

The Drum Major Instinct (1968)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Martin Luther King Jr. (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.