Think Success Like Martin Luther King, Jr: Inspiring Quotes for Creative Entrepreneurs

Today we honor and pay tribute to a human spirit whose vision, faith, and action served to transform collective thought throughout time.

In the face of lawful moral injustices in his time, and unequal civil rights, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. drew upon the guidance of infinite intelligence. And with this intelligence by his side, Dr. King was stricken with creative genius, using the power of words and the force of faith to ignite his vision of positive change in the world.

It is the same creative genius that all creative entrepreneurs aspire to project. And however small or large their vision, wise creative entrepreneurs make applicable in their own lives the universal truths expressed by Dr. King as they seek to overcome obstacles and achieve their goals.

Here's a compilation of my favorite quotes by Dr. King; words he expressed in the tenure of his life that likely resonate with socially-concious, status-quo-breaking, creative entrepreneurs.

Martin Luther King Jr. on Faith:

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.

Martin Luther King Jr. on Education:

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.

Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see.

Martin Luther King Jr. on Creative Leadership:

The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be... The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.

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

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

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