If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michaelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, 'Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.
Interpretation
One should take pride in their work, regardless of its nature or status.
This quote by Martin Luther King Jr. emphasizes the importance of excellence and dedication in every task, urging individuals to perform their duties with the same passion and commitment as renowned artists and creators. It suggests that no job is unworthy if done well and with pride, thereby contributing to a greater sense of purpose and achievement.
In practice
In a graduation speech to inspire students to take pride in any job they choose.
This business of burning human beings with napalm, of filling our nation's homes with orphans and widows, of injecting poisonous drugs of hate into veins of peoples normally humane, of sending men home from dark and bloody battlefields physically handicapped and psychologically deranged, cannot be reconciled with wisdom, justice and love.
Music is the best consolation for a despaired man
We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love.
We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.
Israel... is one of the great outpost of democracy in the world
One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam.
Even if you don't become a professional athlete, the experience of working with a team, knowing how to set goals, and working every day to figure out how to accomplish those goals definitely gives you confidence to apply those same characteristics to other life challenges.
I don't know how to thank you.' Then I will tell you. There is only one way I care for. Do better, and grow better, and be better.
If you have passion, there is no need for excuses because your enthusiasm will trump any negative reasoning you might come up with. Enthusiasm makes excuses a nonissue.
Don't wait until you feel positive to move forward. Act your way into feeling good.
Don't lose heart if it's very difficult at times, everything will come out all right and nobody can in the beginning do as he wishes.
If you try and fail, make another effort, and _x000D_ still another...until you succeed.
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