Painterly wooden ladle across a clay bowl on folded woven cloth in warm amber light.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Dr. King insists that greatness isn't reserved for the famous or exceptionally gifted, arguing that anyone willing to serve others already holds what matters most, reframing ambition around humility and usefulness rather than status, talent, or public recognition.

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