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Coretta Scott King
Pioneer of Civil Rights
On March 31st, 1968, just four days before Martin was assassinated, he delivered his last sermon, entitled "Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution," right here in this cathedral. In the sermon, Martin inspired us with his unshakable faith in the triumph of good over evil, and he said, "With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair the stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discord of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood." And so today, I want to challenge you to make a courageous commitment, not only to achieve personal success, but to use your success to help create this beautiful symphony of brotherhood and sisterhood, and if you embrace this challenge with prayer and faith and determination, you will surely succeed, and the 21st Century will become a glorious new age of peace and progress for all humankind. May God bless you all and give you the strength to fulfill your dreams. Thank you.
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Larry King
Broadcasters' Hall of Fame
If I do something caring for a friend, I have no doubt in my mind they would do it for me. People I've tended to bind to in life -- I've made a lot of mistakes. I've bonded with some people who use you, and some people that take advantage of you. But I was raised in that culture in Brooklyn -- which is part Jewish I guess, and part the culture of Brooklyn -- which was, giving was better than receiving. Much better to give than receive. It's joyful to give. And a sense that I know that if I give to Herbie if he's down, he would give to me when I was down.
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Willem Kolff
Pioneer of Artificial Organs
Sophia Schafstad was the first patient where you can honestly say she would have died had she not been treated with dialysis. And she was in a prison right after the war, for collaborating with the Germans and many of my fellow countrymen would have liked to wring her neck. And, she was brought to us in renal failure. My duty is not to wring her neck, but to treat her. And, we treated her. And, she was comatose when she came in. And after so many hours of treatment I bent over her and said, "Mrs. Schafstad, can you hear me?" And she slowly opened her eyes and said, "I'm going to divorce my husband," and she did.
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