What does it mean?
Do whatever you are able to do, even if it is slow or small. The important thing is never to stop going forward.
Key vocabulary
- crawl
- move slowly on your hands and knees
Who said it?
Martin Luther King Jr.: American civil rights leader (1929–1968). Source: Keep Moving from This Mountain, speech at Spelman College (1960).
More quotes by Martin Luther King Jr.
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- “Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.”– Often attributed to Martin Luther King Jr.
- “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.”– Martin Luther King Jr.
- “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”– Often attributed to Martin Luther King Jr.