Who Said It: Martin Luther King Jr. or Barack Obama?

Perhaps one of the most famous quotes of all time, this one comes to us from Martin Luther King Jr. and his "I Have A Dream" speech of 1963. Some 250,000 people were on hand to hear the speech at the March on Washington.

Barack Obama gave us this quote before he ever won the presidency, when he was campaigning for office in 2006. The quote continued, "These are Americans who still dream big dreams – they just sense their leaders have forgotten how."

Barack Obama gave us this tidbit of wisdom during a speech to students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. The president's message to his audience was one of responsibility and making the most of failures.

Martin Luther King Jr. delivered this quote as part of a speech given in St. Louis in 1964. This quote supports King's belief system that people of all races, religions and backgrounds must work together instead of struggling separately.

After President Barack Obama won a second term in 2012, he delivered this quote as a part of his victory address in Chicago. Obama was reminding those who had voted that their responsibility did not end at the voting booth.

At the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama told listeners, "I say to them tonight, there’s not a liberal America and a conservative America; there’s the United States of America. There’s not a black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America; there’s the United States of America."

This is perhaps one of our very favorite quotes by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. In it, he is saying that he prefers to deal with people in "love" because "hate" can be all-consuming.

Here's another of our favorite Martin Luther King Jr. quotes, where the civil rights leader is speaking about dealing with people in love and light. You cannot combat darkness with more darkness.

Martin Luther King Jr. was the one who gave us this quote. It is a reminder that anyone can stand for what's right and good when things are comfortable, but it's where you stand when things are difficult that matters most.

Martin Luther King Jr. issued this statement during a sermon he was delivering in November 1956. In it, he was opining on what he thought the Apostle Paul would have to say about the state of the American society.

King's quote, "Only in the darkness can you see the stars," is a reminder that even when things seem their worst, you can still find bright spots if you look for them. Many of King's best sayings encourage listeners to focus on positive things.

Martin Luther King Jr. lived by this quote he believed, that forgiveness is an attitude rather than a singular moment in time. Think of forgiveness as a gift you give to yourself daily, that's what King was trying to convey.

Then-Sen. Barack Obama included this eloquent saying in a speech to supporters after the New Hampshire primary. The idea of "hope" was a recurring theme throughout Obama's election and re-election campaigns.

After Obama won the Iowa Caucus in 2008, he issued this quote as part of his victory speech. The quote continues, "... by all those men and women who are not content to settle for the world as it is, who have the courage to remake the world as it should be."

Martin Luther King Jr. not only said this statement, but ultimately ended up living it. He ended up dying in his pursuit of racial and social justice for all people when he was shot and died in a Memphis, Tennessee, hospital.

Barack Obama campaigned a lot on the idea of hope and change, so this quote is right in line with his message to voters. In it, he seeks to empower people to believe that they are capable of producing the change they seek.

New U.S. President Barack Obama delivered this quote as a part of his victory speech following his election to the office in 2008. It marked the start of eight years of the Obamas living at the White House.

President Barack Obama delivered this quote as part of a back-to-school speech at a high school in Arlington, Virginia. Obama went on to say in the speech, "No one's written your destiny for you."

President Barack Obama gave us this quote, where he's saying that ordinary people are capable of producing change because they're not afraid to do extraordinary things.

President Barack Obama was gifted in using words to help people understand that while we all come from different walks of life, our destination and hopes for the future can be a shared experience.

It is believed that Martin Luther King Jr. actually wrote out this quote in a magazine column. Regardless of its origins, this quote speaks to getting to know the people around you by communicating effectively with them.

Here's another one about being persistent from the 44th president of the United States. Obama delivered this quote as an encouragement to others to keep pressing toward what is right.

Martin Luther King Jr. was adamant about speaking up to provoke change, a belief that he lived in his day-to-day life. When you stop speaking up about things that matter, your life ceases to be as effective.

How do you feel about giving back and giving to others? King's quote here, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?"" is an admonishment to treat giving to others as one of life's most important measurements.

Barack Obama gave us this lengthy quote in Boston in 2004. The meaning behind it is that one voice can change the world simply by changing the environment around it. Don't think you have the power to change the world? Obama says differently!

There is often nothing harder than stepping out on faith without knowing exactly what could happen. That's what Martin Luther King Jr. meant when he delivered this quote: Faith is stepping out without knowing.

Martin Luther King Jr. had a lot of say about dreams. This quote, "No person has the right to rain on your dreams," means that your dreams are yours alone and no one should be able to dampen them for you. We like that!

Barack Obama used these words as part of a speech he delivered in South Carolina in 2008. It continued, "... and where we are met with cynicism and doubt and fear and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of the American people in three simple words: 'Yes, we can.'"

The 44th president of the United States understood the power of words. When we're communicating with each other, we must do so from a place of love and healing rather than from a place of trying to hurt someone else.

Can you imagine if Martin Luther King Jr. had lived into today's age? What would he have thought? King uttered this quote in the 1960s, hinting that we had lost track of what was truly important in life.

When then-Sen. Barack Obama was campaigning, he spoke time and again about the power of change and bringing about change. This quote is him saying that change begins in each one of us.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s book, "Strength to Love," generated the quote in this question. The book was a published collection of many of the sermons that King had delivered over the years.

Martin Luther King Jr. gave us this bit of wisdom in a letter that he wrote while incarcerated in the Birmingham Jail. The letter, written in 1963, was addressed to "My Fellow Clergymen."

At the 2011 Congressional Black Caucus awards dinner, Barack Obama issued this quote about staying persistent. The quote came near the end of Obama's speech, where he issued a challenge for others to press on beside him.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said this one, delivering it at a rally held on a college campus. The quote was intended to mean that one should keep progressing, no matter the size of the step they're able to take.