JR
JR
NationalityFrench
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth22 February 1983
CountryFrance
important want instinct
We all have the drum major instinct. We all want to be important, to surpass others, to achieve distinction, to lead the parade.
sympathy giving soul
True sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul.
may conflict scientist
There may be a conflict between softminded religionists and toughminded scientists, but not between science and religion.
strong men opposites
The strong man holds in a living blend strongly marked opposites.
prayer writing thinking
Never before have I written so long a letter. I'm afraid it is much too long to take your precious time. I can assure you that it would have been much shorter if I had been writing from a comfortable desk, but what else can one do when he is alone in a narrow jail cell, other than write long letters, think long thoughts, and pray long prayers?
despair valleys i-have-a-dream-speech
Let us not wallow in the valley of despair.
maturity self criticism
It is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of high maturity, to rise to the level of self-criticism.
philosophical men land
In every age and every generation, men have envisioned a promised land. Some may have envisioned it with the wrong ideology, with the wrong philosophical presupposition. But men in every generation thought in terms of some promised land.
justice brotherhood violence
I'm concerned about justice. I'm concerned about brotherhood. I'm concerned about truth. And when one is concerned about these, he can never advocate violence.
believe america goal
I say to you that our goal is freedom, and I believe we are going to get there because however much she strays away from it, the goal of America is freedom.
dream children character
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and sons of former slave-owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day, even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into a oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by content of their character. I have a dream today!
one-thing
Freedom is one thing. You have it all or you are not free.
opportunity danger salvation
Every crisis has both its dangers and its opportunities. Each can spell either salvation or doom.
despair acid form
Alienation is a form of living death. It is the acid of despair that dissolves society.