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Rodney King Quotes

Rodney King quotes

American Celebrity April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012

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I had to learn to forgive. I couldn't sleep at night. I got ulcers. I had to let go, to let God deal with it. No one wants to be mad in their own house. I didn't want to be angry my whole life. It takes so much energy out of you to be mean. Rodney King
People look at me like I should have been like Malcolm X or Martin Luther King or Rosa Parks. I should have seen life like that and stay out of trouble, and don't do this and don't do that. But it's hard to live up to some people's expectations. Rodney King
Rodney King quote: "The trouble that they see me in is a part of my life that I'm..."
The trouble that they see me in is a part of my life that I'm working on. Rodney King
Rodney King quote: "It's not painful to relive it. I'm comfortable with my..."
It's not painful to relive it. I'm comfortable with my position in American history. Rodney King
I realize I will always be the poster child for police brutality, but I can try to use that as a positive force for healing and restraint. Rodney King
I'm a religious person. I remember my mom told me: 'Vengeance belongs to God. It's up to him to wreak vengeance.' It's hard for me to get to that point, but that's the work of God. Rodney King
As far as having peace within myself, the one way I can do that is forgiving the people who have done wrong to me. It causes more stress to build up anger. Peace is more productive. Rodney King
Rodney King quote: "I tell myself time heals. It really does."
I tell myself time heals. It really does. Rodney King
Rodney King quote: "When I leave here, when my final day on this earth is up, I..."
When I leave here, when my final day on this earth is up, I want to leave in peace. I want to have peace in my heart. Rodney King
Rodney King quote: "Owww! Damnit! That hurts!!"
Owww! Damnit! That hurts!! Rodney King
I know and value what it means to wake up and be alive and to share my story. I'm so blessed to be here and to be able to talk about it. Rodney King
Obama, he wouldn't have been in office without what happened to me and a lot of black people before me. He would never have been in that situation, no doubt in my mind. He would get there eventually, but it would have been a lot longer. So I am glad for what I went through. It opened the doors for a lot of people. Rodney King
Rodney King quote: "People, I just want to say, can we all get along? Can we get..."
People, I just want to say, can we all get along? Can we get along? Rodney King
Rodney King quote: "We wouldn't be as far along as a country if we didn't take on..."
We wouldn't be as far along as a country if we didn't take on some of Martin Luther King's ways that he instilled in us. Rodney King
Rodney King quote: "It's happening right now... it's just not on film, it's not..."
It's happening right now... it's just not on film, it's not being recorded. Rodney King

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