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WIST (“Wish I’d Said That!”) is my collection of quotations (wist.info) which I find meaningful, moving, amusing (intended or not), or well-phrased.

Despite the name, this is not just a collection of quotations whose sentiments I agree with (though that’s true for the majority of stuff I collect). In some cases there are ideas that I disagree with, firmly; in those cases, though, I’ve included the quote because I admire the way it’s phrased, or because it’s a classic statement of a particular sentiment, or else I thought it was so absurd that it made me smile just to read it. In short, "Quoting is not (necessarily) endorsing."

One thing I make an effort to do is research and properly cite each quotation I publish. Further sourcing information (and notes and translations) can be found on the WIST website.

This site will serve as a rich-text social media republishing of new and updated quotations from wist.info (since nobody actually goes to blogs any more). I welcome conversation about the quotes I post.

I was previously cross-posting at wist@my-space.social, WISTquote@zirk.us, and wist@diasp.org. More info on the background of my collection here: wist.info/about-wist/

Additional intro material: friendica.world/display/84b6ef…

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Thursday, November 5, 2026, 6:24 PM

WIST Quotations
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 6:24 PM

A quotation from Martin Luther King, Jr.

If a life is to be complete we must not stop with this dimension [length]. There are some people who never get beyond this first dimension of life. I’m sure you have seen such people. These people are only concerned about themselves. They seek to achieve their ambitions at any cost. They brilliantly develop their inner powers, but they live as if nobody else lives in the world but themselves. Other persons become mere steps by which they climb to their personal ambitions. There is nothing more tragic than to see a person bogged down in the length of life devoid of breadth.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) American clergyman, civil rights leader, social activist, preacher
Sermon (1954-01-24), “The Dimensions of a Complete Life,” Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama

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King, Martin Luther - Sermon (1954-01-24), "The Dimensions of a Complete Life," Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama | WIST Quotations

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King, Martin Luther - Sermon (1954-01-24), "The Dimensions of a Complete Life," Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama | WIST Quotations

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Thursday, November 5, 2026, 6:24 PM