I mean, you have to be able - you have to have made the commitment within yourself to do whatever it takes to get the job done and to try to inspire other people to do it, because obviously the first rule is you can't do it by yourself.

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Weak leaders use others to defend them. The strong fight their own battles.

Prejudice is a chain, it can hold you. If you prejudice, you can't move, you keep prejudice for years. Never get nowhere with that.

It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.

Democracy is not merely a form of government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards fellow men.

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. 

In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development.

Nature's imagination is so boundless compared to our own meager human imagination.

There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way.

The man of science is a poor philosopher.