As we acknowledge Martin Luther King Jr. day, we remember him as an inspirational visionary and speaker. He captivated the world with his “I have a dream” speech, one of the most quoted speeches every delivered.
We should also remember Dr. King as an incredible example of accomplishment.
Between 1955 and 1968, King traveled over six million miles and spoke over 2500 times. He wrote 5 books and as well as numerous articles. He led a Bus boycott that lasted 382 days and resulted in the Supreme Court declaring that segregation on buses was unconstitutional. He planned the drives in Alabama for the registration of black voters and led protests that were noted the world over. In this time he was arrested over 20 times, assaulted at least 4 times, had his home bombed, was awarded 5 honorary degrees and was named as Time Magazines Man of the year in 1963. He won the Nobel Peace prize in 1964. A lifetime of accomplishments made even more incredible when you consider that when he was assassinated in 1968, he was only 39 years old.
Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed BIG dreams and put his energy into executing on his plan – a great example for all of us.
To commemorate this day I wanted to share a couple of my favorite quotes of his:
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
"If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause and say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well."
"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
Great words from a man who demonstrated vision and passion.
Cam
We should also remember Dr. King as an incredible example of accomplishment.
Between 1955 and 1968, King traveled over six million miles and spoke over 2500 times. He wrote 5 books and as well as numerous articles. He led a Bus boycott that lasted 382 days and resulted in the Supreme Court declaring that segregation on buses was unconstitutional. He planned the drives in Alabama for the registration of black voters and led protests that were noted the world over. In this time he was arrested over 20 times, assaulted at least 4 times, had his home bombed, was awarded 5 honorary degrees and was named as Time Magazines Man of the year in 1963. He won the Nobel Peace prize in 1964. A lifetime of accomplishments made even more incredible when you consider that when he was assassinated in 1968, he was only 39 years old.
Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed BIG dreams and put his energy into executing on his plan – a great example for all of us.
To commemorate this day I wanted to share a couple of my favorite quotes of his:
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
"If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause and say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well."
"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
Great words from a man who demonstrated vision and passion.
Cam
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