“Modern psychology has a word that is probably used more than any other word in modern psychology. It is the word “maladjusted.” This word is the ringing cry to modern child psychology. Certainly, we all want to avoid the maladjusted life. In order to have real adjustment within our personalities, we all want the well‐adjusted life in order to avoid neurosis, schizophrenic personalities. But I say to you, my friends, as I move to my conclusion, there are certain things in our nation and in the world which I am proud to be maladjusted and which I hope all men of good‐will will be maladjusted until the good societies realize. I say very honestly that I never intend to become adjusted to segregation and discrimination. I never intend to become adjusted to religious bigotry. I never intend to adjust myself to economic conditions that will take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few. I never intend to adjust myself to the madness of militarism, to self‐defeating effects of physical violence… In other words, I’m about convinced now that there is need for a new organization in our world. The International Association for the Advancement of Creative Maladjustment‐‐men and women who will be as maladjusted as the prophet Amos. Who in the midst of the injustices of his day could cry out in words that echo across the centuries, “Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

“He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.”

“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.”

“Deep in our history of struggle for freedom, Canada was the North star”

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” 

“I have a dream, that one day on the red hills of Georgia...”

“Almost always the creative, dedicated minority has made the world better. ”

“Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.”

“The first principle of value that we need to rediscover is this: that all reality hinges on moral foundations. In other words, that this is a moral universe, and that there are moral laws of the universe just as abiding as the physical laws. (from "Rediscovering Lost Values")”

“Like anybody, I would like to have a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will.”

“No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for.”

“Courage faces fear and thereby masters it”

“We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience.”

“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.”

“I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.”