You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous.

God showers blessings on believers and atheists alike.

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.

Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he is well dressed. There ain't much credit in that.

No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world.

Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language.

I no have education. I have inspiration. If I was educated, I would be a damn fool.

Where freedom is menaced or justice threatened or where aggression takes place, we cannot be and shall not be neutral.

Let not the 12 million Negroes be ashamed of the fact that they are the grandchildren of slaves. There is dishonor in being slave-owners.

Take to the path of dharma – the path of truth and justice. Don’t misuse your valour. Remain united. March forward in all humility, but fully awake to the situation you face, demanding your rights and firmness.

I was a disadvantaged child from a uneducated family, yet I had the advantage of being in the company of great teachers.