Our families, the Scott and King families, have been chosen to lead what I feel is a movement toward a more humane society. When you live life, like Coretta and Martin did, its not about celebrity. Because of the legacy they have left us, enough people may be inspired to carry on the traditions, and we can save ourselves and our childrens future. Losing a sister is painful.
Quotes about coretta (16 Quotes)
We ask all those tens of thousands of people who stood in line to view the body of Coretta Scott King to march with us.
We will now celebrate Coretta Scott King as though the civil rights movement is finished and the mission has been accomplished, but the work is not done. We should be very respectful of and encouraged by the substantial progress that has been made. But in no way, shape or form should we conclude that the civil rights mission is complete.
When Coretta Scott King invited me to come to Atlanta and give a speech and sing at a tribute to her last year, I decided to write a song for her and sing it directly to her. I was studying her words and history, and I wrote 'The Courage in Your Eyes.' I look at those pictures of her standing with Dr. King -- she was a rock.
Like her husband and his unparalleled contribution to cause of civil rights, Coretta Scott King deserves our thanks for being a icon for family unity. Even after facing the greatest tragedy that can befall a family, she continued to raise, mold and shape her own children and maintain a family legacy that we can all be proud of. She has taught us great things.
The fact that King preached there and Miss Coretta Scott had been there on that same day is, I think, just a wonderful story.
The world is better because of Coretta Scott King. She affected countless lives and her voice will be deeply missed, especially by those who carry on her incredible undertaking.
Now is the opportunity to have deeper thoughts on what her work has been after he died. Rosa Parks has passed. Now Coretta. What is evident to me is the number of distinguished black Americans who are dying. Hopefully, we will embrace their work and think of their contributions, They were major contributors to civil rights and to the dignity of all people in this country.
They also had a guest choir from Malden, Massachusetts, and the featured soloist with the choir was Miss Coretta Scott. She had a beautiful voice.
We can honor Dr. King's sacrifice. We can help his children fulfill their legacy. ... Every one of us are in a way the children of Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King.
Clearly, Coretta Scott King was a mover and shaker, and much of what people understand about Dr. (Martin Luther) King and keeping his memory alive, we owe to her.
I think that, in a larger sense, there are millions of people all across America that are the children of Martin and Coretta King, whose whole lives were shaped by their passion for people, opportunity and justice, and their commitment to nonviolent change and by not being discouraged in the face of repeated disappointment.
I woke up early this morning with Coretta and Rosa on my heart. And I grabbed a piece of paper and I wrote what a great family reunion is going on ... now they're together, Martin and Coretta, after nearly 40 years apart. What a family reunion. It warmed my heart.
It's going to take more than one group or organization to bring about change. It's going to take the mothers, the fathers, the clergy, government and all of the alliances as a whole, to continue the legacies of the Doctor Kings, the Rosa Parks and the Coretta Scott Kings.
My friends in the Congress, I have known Coretta King since I went south during the civil rights movement as a lawyer. She was a vibrant, consistent, totally dedicated partner with her husband.
She's my sister friend and I pray for her and her children. Everybody, please give a good thought, a positive thought for Coretta.