Student Success Statement: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

"Intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character, that is the goal of true education."
  -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

This quote means that you don't only have to be smart but be a good person as well to get far in life. In order to be successful you need to be able to have both. You can be the smartest person out there but have a bad character which will only lead you to a certain point where you won't be able to achieve any higher. Or you could be the smartest person out there and have a good character which will open may doors to success.That is basically what I understood from the quote above.

There are many examples of how it is important to be intelligent and have character. For example if you if you get a good score on a test but you cheated on it because you forgot to study. Yes, it will make you feel "smart" but if you have character you would tell the truth since it would be the right thing to do. This is why you have to keep in mind how important it is to not only have intelligence but character as well.