The future depends on what we do in the present.

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.

A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one’s weakness.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

My life is my message.

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

You must be the change you want to see in the world.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.