Sometimes, I am also identified as a civil rights leader or a human rights activist. I would also like to be thought of as a complex, three-dimensional, flesh-and-blood human being with a rich storehouse of experiences, much like everyone else, yet unique in my own way, much like everyone else.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the complexity and individuality of human identity beyond labels.
Coretta Scott King reflects on the importance of recognizing individuals as multifaceted beings with diverse experiences, urging us to see beyond generalizations such as 'civil rights leader' or 'activist'. She highlights the uniqueness in every person's journey and the shared humanity that connects us all.
In practice
In a speech about diversity in the workplace, one might say, 'As Coretta Scott King once remarked, we are complex, three-dimensional beings and should value our unique experiences.'
I've always felt that homophobic attitudes and policies were unjust and unworthy of a free society and must be opposed by all Americans who believe in democracy. The civil rights movement thrives on unity and inclusion, not division and exclusion. My husband's struggle parallels that of the gay rights movement.
...We have an historic opportunity for a great global healing and renewal. If we will accept the challenge of nonviolent activism with faith, courage, and determination, we can bring this great vision of a world united in peace and harmony from a distant ideal into glowing reality.
I think if people really read Martin Luther King, Jr., then they would begin to understand what he really represented.
It doesn't matter how strong your opinions are. If you don't use your power for positive change, you are, indeed, part of the problem.
People don't ever have to starve to death; there are solutions. We have failed if we can't eradicate hunger in Africa and Ethiopia.
I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.
All of us share this world for but a brief moment in time. The question is whether we spend that time focused on what pushes us apart, or whether we commit ourselves to an effort -- a sustained effort -- to find common ground, to focus on the future we seek for our children, and to respect the dignity of all human beings.
When I go to hell, I mean to carry a bribe: for look you, good gifts evermore make way for the worst persons.
There is but one Church in which men find salvation, just as outside the ark of Noah it was not possible for anyone to be saved.
The judge should not be young, he should have learned to know evil, not from his own soul, but from late and long observation of the nature of evil in others.
I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy.
There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it.
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