Love begins by taking care of the closest ones - the ones at home.

The best and noblest gifts of humanity cannot be the monopoly of a particular race or country; its scope may not be limited nor may it be regarded as the miser's hoard buried underground.

I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.

The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.

Gullibility creates trust in things that are not worthy of trust.

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it.

My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the meaning of realising Him.

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.

There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something. 

I have just got a new theory of eternity.