Bernice King Quotes

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Bernice King

Birth : March 28, 1963

As you know, my father was for the inclusiveness and the betterment of society and the world. Certainly we recognize that there are diverse voices in our country, and people have the right of free speech. They have the right of choice, but again, it is our hope that when they choose, they choose to reflect those ideals that he taught us.

Bernice King

Institutionalized racism has been with us pre-Obama, and it obviously will be with us post-Obama.

Bernice King

One person cannot be blamed for years of problems as it relates to race in America. This is something that has been with us since the founding of this nation. I mean, we were founded with slaves.

Bernice King

If people want to criticize me, that's their issue.

Bernice King

The more you resist something, the more aggressive it becomes.

Bernice King

Without my ministry, I would just be Martin Luther King's daughter. You know, when people call me that, it doesn't bother me anymore. I know I am not my father. I know I am me.

Bernice King

Occasionally, in the afternoons, I catch a movie, watch football, go to Sunday brunch, or visit with family and friends.

Bernice King

When I speak, I want to ensure that there is at least one person in the audience who leaves the room transformed.

Bernice King

Some of the aspects of my speaking style are inherited and come naturally to me. I didn't take classes, and I didn't do anything to hone my skills.

Bernice King

I spend a lot of time meditating, which is something that I don't think most people know about me.

Bernice King

I know that the absence of my father in my life had its cost.

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Trump's election could be a blessing in disguise. This is the opportunity for America to correct itself.

Bernice King

Don't be afraid of who sits in the White House. God can triumph over Trump.

Bernice King

I don't know if you realize this, but anger is anger. It has no mind. It has no rationality. It's mad, and it just wants to destroy.

Bernice King

My mother and Ethel Kennedy became good friends and worked together on a number of causes they had shared with their husbands. They together co-chaired 'A Time to Remember' to mobilize a movement for gun control.

Bernice King

My first introduction to South Africa's struggle for freedom came when I was just 17. I had volunteered to speak in my mother's stead at a United Nations forum on South Africa because she was unable to attend on that occasion.

Bernice King

In 1985, I was arrested, along with my mother and brother, Martin III, in a protest against apartheid at the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Bernice King

In my view, it was no accident that Nelson Mandela was chosen by God to lead the people of South Africa. There are very few people who could be imprisoned, kept away from their family and loved ones, and exit that same prison with such a powerful spirit of love and a desire for reconciliation.

Bernice King

Nelson Mandela, a better man, not a bitter man, made our world a better place in which to live. His life and leadership exemplify the highest courage, dignity, and dedication to human liberation.

Bernice King

As I reflect on the legacy of my father, the greatest aspect is his legacy of peace.

Bernice King