Quotes have the power to help us make it through the day; they have the power to motivate, to inspire, they have the power to create change. The right words at the right time spoken by the right person can change the trajectory of our lives; they can help shift perspective and create paradigm shifts. Quotes can give us a lift, a boost, a spark; quotes can ignite our passions enabling us to get on with life, to create a better life.The words of Martin Luther King Jr. have given us guidance and strength. His words have rippled out and changed the course of history. Today, in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr., here are a few quotes that can shake you and wake you. Quotes that can ripple out once again. “No person has the right to rain on your dreams.””If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so today I still have a dream.””Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would still go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.””Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’ “”Free at last, Free at last, Thank god almighty we are free at last.””Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.””And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.””Whenever men and women straighten their backs up, they are going somewhere, because a man can’t ride your back unless it is bent””One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized, cruelly mocked, but it an never be taken away unless it is surrendered.”Spread the word … NOT the icing!Janice Taylor, your Weight Loss Success Coachwise * fun * utterly useful———————————Curious about coaching? Janice Taylor can help you live your best life! Write Janice!

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