Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts.

Whenever there is coercion it is better to vanish things. And if you're stronger than you should help the weaker ones.

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.

Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulty.

Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been known to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.

Non-violence requires a double faith, faith in God and also faith in man.

Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today's events. 

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.

We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.

I think it's brought the world a lot closer together, and will continue to do that. There are downsides to everything; there are unintended consequences to everything. The most corrosive piece of technology that I've ever seen is called television - but then, again, television, at its best, is magnificent.