Let us look calmy and honestly at ourselves, and we will discover that we too have those same basic desires for recognition, for importance…we all want to be important, to surpass others, to achieve distinction, to lead the parade… it’s a good instinct if you don’t distort it and pervert it. Don’t give it up. Keep feeling the need for being important. Keep feeling the need for being first, But I want you to be first in love. I want you to be first in moral excellence. I want you to be first in generosty.
MLK