The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.

The Vedanta recognizes no sin it only recognizes error. And the greatest error, says the Vedanta is to say that you are weak, that you are a sinner, a miserable creature, and that you have no power and you cannot do this and that.

The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.

I realized quickly what Mandela and Tambo meant to ordinary Africans. It was a place where they could come and find a sympathetic ear and a competent ally, a place where they would not be either turned away or cheated, a place where they might actually feel proud to be represented by men of their own skin color.

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

Man is supposed to be the maker of his destiny. It is only partly true. He can make his destiny, only in so far as he is allowed by the Great Power.

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

Man is by nature a political animal.

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense. 

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.

In a consecrated calm, forgotten yet. Of the keen heart that hastens to forget old longings in fulfilling new desires.