Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead, he should know how to defeat it. Most importantly, he must work with integrity.

History is a thing of the past!

Of those beings who live in ignorance, shut up and confined, as it were, in an egg, I have first broken the eggshell of ignorance and alone in the universe obtained the most exalted, universal Buddhahood.

A rebellion is not a revolution. It may ultimately lead to that end.

And no, we don't know where it will lead. You just know there's something much bigger than any of us here.

Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.

Prayer is a confession of one's own unworthiness and weakness.

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.

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful and helpful way toward one another. 

Citizenship consists in the service of the country.

We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.