Who Said It? Famous Dreamers in History

Not quite. The right answer is Martin Luther King Jr. Certainly JFK was a big believer in service, as illustrated by his famous quote: "And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."

Martin Luther King was a U.S. black civil rights leader and Baptist clergyman. He pioneered the nonviolent resistance in the U.S. black civil rights movement. He was ordained Baptist minister 1947. After the arrest of Rosa Parks, he led a 382-day boycott of segregated buses in Montgomery, Alabama successfully leading to a court injunction ordering bus desegregation.

You're good! Martin Luther King, was a U.S. black civil rights leader and Baptist clergyman. He pioneered the nonviolent resistance in the U.S. black civil rights movement. He was ordained Baptist minister 1947. After the arrest of Rosa Parks, he led a 382-day boycott of segregated buses in Montgomery, Alabama successfully leading to a court injunction ordering bus desegregation.

A good guess. Mother Teresa did dedicate her life to serving humanity. But Martin Luther King is the dreamer behind this statement. King was a U.S. black civil rights leader and Baptist clergyman. After the arrest of Rosa Parks, he led a 382-day boycott of segregated buses in Montgomery, Alabama which successfully lead to a court injunction ordering bus desegregation.

Precisely. The wife of a popular U.S. president, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was a tireless worker for social causes. She was a niece of President Theodore Roosevelt, and in 1905 she married her cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. When Franklin became president in 1933, Eleanor Roosevelt became a powerful voice on behalf of a wide range of social causes, including youth employment and civil rights for black people and women.

Wrong answer but don't you just love Al? The man who said "put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity." Eleanor Roosevelt said we should do the thing we think we cannot do. The wife of a popular U.S. president, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was a tireless worker for social causes. In 1905 she married her cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. When Franklin became president in 1933, Eleanor Roosevelt became a powerful voice on behalf of a wide range of social causes, including youth employment and civil rights for blacks and women.

Winston Churchill is incorrect. These are Eleanor Roosevelt's words . The wife of a popular U.S. president, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was a tireless worker for social causes. In 1905, she married her cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt. When Franklin became president in 1933, Eleanor Roosevelt became a powerful voice on behalf of a wide range of social causes, including youth employment and civil rights for blacks and women.

You've been reading your poetry! Did you know that Langston Hughes dropped out of the Engineering program at Columbia University to write poetry? He was a prolific writer and helped shape the artistic movement of the 20s called the Harlem Renaissance.

Not Freud. Although the famous inventor of psychoanalysis focused a great deal on the meaning of dreams, he did not pen these words. It was the poet Langston Hughes. When he was young, Langston's father discouraged his writing, and encouraged him to pursue a more practical career. Yet Hughes became a prolific writer and was a major influence on the movement known as the Harlem Renaissance.

Nope. Even though he's quite poetic, the legendary Bob Dylan did not pen these words. It was the poet Langston Hughes. When he was young, Langston's father discouraged his writing, and encouraged him to pursue a more practical career. Yet Hughes became a prolific writer and was a major influence on the movement known as the Harlem Renaissance.

Yes! Did you know that Albert disliked school because of the "mindless drilling" that prevailed? He preferred to study at home, especially geometry and books on popular science.

Albert Einstein is probably the most famous scientist of the twentieth century. He revolutionized and reshaped scientific thinking in the modern world. He is acknowledged as the greatest theoretical physicist who ever lived. His 1921 Nobel Prize was awarded not for Relativity, but for his theory of the Photoelectric Effect.

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No, but a logical guess. Disney was man of imagination but this is a statement by Albert Einstein, the most famous scientist of the twentieth century. He revolutionized and reshaped scientific thinking in the modern world. He is acknowledged as the greatest theoretical physicist who ever lived. His 1921 Nobel Prize was awarded not for Relativity, but for his theory of the Photoelectric Effect.

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No, not Pablo. Albert Einstein. Did you know that Albert disliked school because of the "mindless drilling" that prevailed? He preferred to study at home, especially geometry and books on popular science.

Albert Einstein is probably the most famous scientist of the twentieth century. He revolutionized and reshaped scientific thinking in the modern world. He is acknowledged as the greatest theoretical physicist who ever lived. His 1921 Nobel Prize was awarded not for Relativity, but for his theory of the Photoelectric Effect.

SOURCE: Theatre On The Square Home Page.

No. Susan B. Anthony was an influential force in the woman's suffrage movement of the nineteenth century but the right answer is Nelson Mandela. Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Since his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela has been revered as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality.

SOURCE: Long Walk to Freedom, The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

Yes, you are right. Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Since his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela has been revered as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality.

SOURCE: Long Walk to Freedom, The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

This is actually Nelson Mandela's statement. Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: An international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Since his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela has been revered as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality.

SOURCE: Long Walk to Freedom, The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela