Dexter Scott King

“The work is not done. The struggle continues.”

“My father's dream is not a destination but a journey.”

“My mother was the glue that held our family together.”

“I never really had a chance to be a kid.”

“We have to find a way to get along. We have to find a way to work together. We have to find a way to live together.”

“It's important for us to tell our own stories.”

“If my father were alive today, he would be a staunch advocate for the rights of gay and lesbian people.”

“My mother always taught us that service is the rent we pay for living.”

“It’s important that we don’t get trapped in the past. That’s a place of reflection, but not a place to live.”

“Violence is not the answer. It never has been, and it never will be.”

“My father was not a dreamer. He was a man of action.”

“People see the dream and the dreamer, but they don't see the dreamer's family. We are the family of the dreamer.”

“My father's dream is not a destination but a journey.”

“I think that we have to do a better job of putting the person in a historical context and not just the icon.”

“We have to deal with the issue of poverty, which is a form of violence.”

“You have to be willing to be unpopular to be a leader.”

“People don't realize how much pressure it is to be the son of Martin Luther King Jr.”

“The legacy is not just about a person, but it's about a movement.”

“It’s about carrying the torch, not just holding it.”

“We have to get to a point where we are not just commemorating the past but we are creating a future.”