“There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth.” “We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.” Science deals mainly with facts religion deals mainly with values. Science gives man knowledge, which is power religion gives man wisdom, which is control. “Science investigates religion interprets. “Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.” “Lightning makes no sound until it strikes.” The following King quotes on life, love, progress, and freedom helped shape the progressive world we live in today. King will be remembered not only for his commitment to the cause of equality for African Americans but also for his profound speeches that moved so many. Although his life ended that day, the work that he had accomplished changed the nation. On April 4, 1968, King was shot and killed while in Memphis, Tennessee. King gave hundreds of moving speeches across the country, and in 1964 was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He began a series of peaceful protests in the South that eventually changed many laws dealing with the equality of African Americans. After graduating college with a doctorate degree in theology, King became a pastor in Montgomery, Alabama. King experienced racism from an early age, and those events stayed with and eventually brought him to a life of activism. He was a pivotal advocate for African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. (Central Press/Getty) By Hannah Hutyraĭr. Black American civil rights leader Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) addresses crowds during the March On Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, where he gave his 'I Have A Dream' speech.