Dexter Scott King

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”