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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 Mary Lou Retton's Gateways to Happiness (2000)

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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 of history, or nothing happens.

My Life with Martin Luther King Jr., Revised Edition (1969)

The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members ... a heart of grace and a soul generated by love.

We must all begin to question the experts. They have not really been right. No abundance of material goods can compensate for the death of individuality and personal creativity.

Harvard class day address (1968)

I'm more determined than ever that my husband's dream will become a reality.

I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.

Shadow in the Land : Homosexuality in America (1989)

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