I took the vow of celibacy in 1906. I had not shared my thoughts with my wife until then, but only consulted her at the time of making the vow. She had no objection. 

Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold.

Men, money and material cannot by themselves bring victory or freedom. We must have the motive-power that will inspire us to brave deeds and heroic exploits."

What are we having this liberty for? We are having this liberty in order to reform our social system, which is full of inequality, discrimination and other things, which conflict with our fundamental rights.

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.

Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.

Most people have no concept of how an automatic transmission works, yet they know how to drive a car. You don't have to study physics to understand the laws of motion to drive a car. You don't have to understand any of this stuff to use Macintosh.

I deny the very existence of that Almighty Supreme Being.

Of course, when I say that human nature is gentleness, it is not 100 percent so. Every human being has that nature, but there are many people acting against their nature, being false.

Politicians just do an aerial survey of disasters. Genuine leaders carry out relief measures on ground zero.

The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will be enforced - the just demands of peace and security will be met - or action will be unavoidable. And a regime that has lost its legitimacy will also lose its power.