96 Quotes by Bernice King

King-ian nonviolence is a way of thinking and living and is not confined to the work of social and systemic change.

We are carrying collectively a lot of trauma, especially those of us in the African-American community. And if we're not careful, it'll overtake us, and we'll self-destruct.

Some people feel like I'm arrogant. It's unfortunate, because people don't know my heart.

My favorite preacher is not with me anymore, and that's my father.

When my father died, the money he left us would have dried up within a year were it not for my mother... We might very well have ended up on welfare.

I didn't have a father to deal with about boyfriends. I didn't have a father to show me how a man and woman relate in a family setting. Therefore, I have given over my life to mentoring young people. I'm adamant about young people who have been denied a father/daughter relationship.

Something big is going on. I'm talking about a society that refuses to allow injustice just to persist without making our voices heard and without organizing to bring about effective change through our voting system.

In the end, I still have the same hope as my father - that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the last word.

My dad was one who - he was nonpartisan, first of all. He learned to work with whatever administration was in office.