Yolanda King Quotes

"We must celebrate difference until difference doesn't make a difference in the way we treat each other."

"The best sermons are those that are lived."

"Through the arts, you can impact upon people's attitudes, values, and understandings."

"I am an artist with very strong social and political concerns."

"I have chosen to continue to promote 'we're one, the oneness of us,' and shine the spotlight, as my father did."

"When you see the commitment my parents exhibited... it was not for fame or fortune."

"The civil rights movement was not a mirage... It was live and in living color."

"I struggled with a lot of the legacy for a long time, probably actually into my 30s before I really made peace with it."

"As soon as people heard me speak, they would compare me to my father. My siblings had the same kind of pressure."

"My mother supported me from the beginning and never said you should be an activist or civil rights leader or minister."

"My father was not really pleased when I told him of my choice to train as an actress, when he was with us in this dimension."

"I have such strong memories of my Daddy."

"By the time I was 12, I had decided to be an artist."

"I wrote my first play when I was eight. It was about a queen, and I - of course! - was the queen."

"I try to understand people who do violence. I try to understand what they are feeling and experiencing."

"A feeling of self worth is the best accomplishment we can foster in our prisons."

"I will never grow up. Everyone wants to tell me how to live my life."